beseech (Meaning)

Wordnet

beseech (v)

ask for or request earnestly

Webster

beseech (v. t.)

To ask or entreat with urgency; to supplicate; to implore.

Webster

beseech (n.)

Solicitation; supplication.

beseech Sentence Examples

  1. I beseech thee, grant me thy favor and protection.
  2. The beggar besought the wealthy patron for a handout.
  3. The accused beseeched the jury for mercy and a lenient sentence.
  4. The desperate patient besought the doctor for a miraculous cure.
  5. The servant besought the master for forgiveness after making a grave mistake.
  6. The lost child beseeched the passersby for directions home.
  7. The downtrodden farmers besought the government for aid during a drought.
  8. The students besought the professor for an extension on their assignment.
  9. The devout pilgrim besought the deity for blessings and guidance.
  10. The prisoners beseeched the warden for improved living conditions.

FAQs About the word beseech

ask for or request earnestlyTo ask or entreat with urgency; to supplicate; to implore., Solicitation; supplication.

petition,beg, entreat, require,implore, importune, conjure, besiege, ask, solicit

suggest, please, suggest, imply, hint, please, hint, imply, intimate, pacify

I beseech thee, grant me thy favor and protection.

The beggar besought the wealthy patron for a handout.

The accused beseeched the jury for mercy and a lenient sentence.

The desperate patient besought the doctor for a miraculous cure.