beseech

Meaning

Verb

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

Noun

A request.

Concepts

beseech

beg

entreat

implore

plead

supplicate

pray

request

ask

solicit

petition

appeal

importune

ask for

beg for

seek

bid

conjure

press

crave

urge

adjure

beseech for

crave for

implore for

importune for

pray for

sue

sue for

plead with

seek after

prayer

allure

attract

draw

insist upon

plead for

cajole

coax

talk amorously

wheedle

pester

request for

ask earnestly

beg hard

constrain

persuade by entreaty

try to persuade

implore plaintively

ask a favor

please

cry to

pray to

anoa

bespeak

put in

tap

invoke

offer

offer up

dispute

ask for something

prevail upon

calm

propitiate

appeal to

ask after

plaza

worship

demand

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɪˈsiːt͡ʃ/

Etymology

From Middle English besechen, bisechen, prefixed form of Old English sēċan (“to seek or inquire about”). 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”).