be|seech´ing|ly

be|seech´ing|ly
be|seech «bih SEECH», transitive verb, -sought or -seeched, -seech|ing.
1. to ask earnestly; implore (a person): »

I beseech you to listen to me.

SYNONYM(S): supplicate, pray.
2. to beg eagerly for (a thing); entreat: »

I beseech your worship's pardon (Shakespeare).

SYNONYM(S): See syn. under beg. (Cf.beg)
[Middle English bisechen < bi- thoroughly + sechen seek]
be|seech´er, noun.
be|seech´ing|ly, adverb.
be|seech´ment, noun.

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