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beseech.

To beg or implore something of (a person).

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/bɪˈsiːt͡ʃ/
  1. To beg or implore something of (a person).

    formal · transitive
  2. To beg or request for (something).

    formal · transitive
Where this word comes from

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.

noun/bɪˈsiːt͡ʃ/
  1. A request.

    archaic · transitive
Where this word comes from

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.

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