beseech

Pronunciation

• enPR: bĭ-sēchʹ, IPA ^(key): /bɪˈsiːt͡ʃ/

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• Hyphenation: be‧seech

Verb

Plain form beseech

Third-person singular beseeches

Past tense beseeched

Past participle beseeched

Present participle beseeching

Plain form beseech

Third-person singular beseeches

Past tense besought

Past participle besought

Present participle beseeching

1. (transitive) If you beseech someone to do something, you beg them to do it.