[ UK /bɪsˈiːt‍ʃ/ ]
[ US /biˈsitʃ/ ]
VERB
  1. ask for or request earnestly
    The prophet bid all people to become good persons
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How To Use beseech In A Sentence

  • That which seemeth to me most likelie, I haue noted, beseeching the learned (as I trust they will) in such points of doubtfull antiquities to beare with my skill: sith for ought I know, the matter is not yet decided among the learned, but still they are in controuersie about it, and as yet Sub iudice lis est. Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6) England (1 of 12) William the Conqueror
  • The son brings a small mound of rice, water, and flowers or fruit, and beseeches his forebears to keep their protective watch over the family and its fortunes.
  • Spare him, I beseech you.
  • Gladly would I grace my tale with decent horror, and therefore I do beseech the "gentle reader" to believe, that if all the _succedanea_ to this mysterious narrative are not in strict keeping, he will ascribe it only to the disgraceful innovations of modern degeneracy upon the sober and dignified habits of our ancestors. Humorous Ghost Stories
  • Had a well-meaning stranger taken him into a family home, beseeching him to rest on a red ottoman ? SOMEWHERE EAST OF LIFE
  • I prayerfully beseech you to seek help, and I assure you that your present enslavement to homosexuality can be remedied. Alberta judge rules anti-gay letter not hate speech, overturns ruling « Anglican Samizdat
  • Anna gave Klaus a beseeching look, but he was studying his hands, his face distraught. DREAMS OF INNOCENCE
  • Beseech me, they seemed to say, throw your arms about me and bury your head between my knees and seek pardon for your great sin.
  • V.F. Philippus_; the meaning, according to the older interpretation, will be: "Philippus beseeches M. Holconius Priscus, duumvir of justice, to favor or patronize him;" whereas the true sense is: Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life
  • The eyes were full of beseechment, and irresistibly lovely. The Prince of India — Volume 01
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