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Definition of Beseech
1. Verb. Ask for or request earnestly. "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"
Generic synonyms: Plead
Derivative terms: Adjuration, Adjuratory, Bid, Biddable, Bidding
Definition of Beseech
1. v. t. To ask or entreat with urgency; to supplicate; to implore.
2. n. Solicitation; supplication.
Definition of Beseech
1. Verb. To beg or implore. ¹
2. Noun. (archaic) A request. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Beseech
1. to implore [v -SOUGHT or -SEECHED, -SEECHING, -SEECHES] - See also: implore
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beseech
Literary usage of Beseech
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and Other by Episcopal Church, Church of England (1831)
"him the victory over all his enemies; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. ...
That it may please thee to bless and keep all thy people; We beseech thee ..."
2. The Church Hymnal: Revised and Enlarged in Accordance with the Action of the by Charles Lewis Hutchins (1896)
"Help her, patient to endure, Trusting in Thy promise sure: We beseech ... May she,
safe from error's ways, Toil for Thine eternal praise: We beseech Thee, ..."
3. The Chant and Service Book: Containing the Choral Service for Morning and by Charles Lewis Hutchins (1894)
"That it may please thee to send forth labourers | into thy harvest ; We beseech
thee to hear us, good Lord- That it may please thee to bless and keep j all ..."
4. A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin: Presenting the Original Facts and Documents Upon by Harriet Beecher Stowe (1853)
"Can you think this internal slave-trade to be anything but an abomination in his
sight ? Look, we beseech you, at the mournful march of the ..."
5. The Church History of Britain: From the Birth of Jesus Christ Until the Year by Thomas Fuller, John Sherren Brewer (1845)
"And “therefore I beseech ... toleration of religion: I beseech you, “sir, take
into your consideration ..."
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