beseech
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be·seech
(bĭ-sēch') 
tr.v., -sought (-sôt'), or -seeched, -seech·ing, -seech·es.
tr.v., -sought (-sôt'), or -seeched, -seech·ing, -seech·es.
- To address an earnest or urgent request to; implore: beseech them for help.
- To request earnestly; beg for: beseech help. See synonyms at beg.
[Middle English bisechen, from Old English besēcan : be-, be- + sēcan, to seek; see seek.]
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IN BRIEF: To ask earnestly for something.
The page beseeched the queen, "Please, Your Highness, only grant me this one small favor."
Tutor's tip: If they "besiege" (surround an enemy) us, we will "beseech" (beg, plead) them for our lives.
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Beseech
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - trygle, bønfalde
Nederlands (Dutch)
bidden, smeken om
Français (French)
v. tr. - implorer, demander instamment, solliciter
Deutsch (German)
v. - anflehen, flehen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - θερμοπαρακαλώ, εκλιπαρώ
Português (Portuguese)
v. - suplicar
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - suplicar, implorar
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bönfalla, besvärja
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
恳求, 乞求, 急切地要求得到, 哀求
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 懇求, 乞求, 急切地要求得到, 哀求
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 간청하다, 탄원하다, 구하다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 懇願する, 嘆願する, 求める
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) تضرع, توسل, التمس
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - הפציר ב-, התחנן
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