beseech

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To beg or implore something of (a person).
2. (transitive) To beg or request for (something).

Noun

A request.

Synonyms

beg

entreat

implore

plead

supplicate

pray

🛐

request

ask

petition

solicit

appeal

importune

ask for

beg for

conjure

crave

urge

bid

press

seek

🔍

crave for

sue

prayer

pray for

seek after

adjure

beseech for

implore for

importune for

plead with

sue for

ask a favor

try to persuade

insist upon

talk amorously

ask for something

ask earnestly

persuade by entreaty

implore plaintively

allure

anoa

appeal to

ask after

attract

bespeak

cajole

calm

coax

constrain

demand

Translations

anflehen

supplicare

supplier

suplicar

ersuchen

implorer

smeken

implorar

solliciter

bidden

🛐

bezweren

suplicar

implorare

chiedere

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɪˈsiːt͡ʃ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: besechen

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: besäike

Cognate with Dutch: bezoeken

Cognate with German: besuchen

Cognate with Swedish: besöka

In summary

From Middle English besechen, bisechen, prefixed form of Old English sēċan (“to seek or inquire about”); compare the doublet beseek, from the same dialect that gave seek. Cognate with Saterland Frisian besäike (“to visit”), Dutch bezoeken (“to visit, attend, see”), German besuchen (“to visit, attend, see”), Swedish besöka (“to visit, go to see”). By surface analysis, be- + seech.