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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Beseech \Be*seech"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Besought; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Beseeching.] [OE. bisechen, biseken (akin to G.
     besuchen to visit); pref. be- + sechen, seken, to seek. See
     Seek.]
     1. To ask or entreat with urgency; to supplicate; to implore.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I beseech you, punish me not with your hard
              thoughts.                             --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              But Eve . . . besought his peace.     --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To beg; to crave.
  
     Usage: To Beseech, Entreat, Solicit, Implore,
            Supplicate. These words agree in marking that sense
            of want which leads men to beg some favor. To solicit
            is to make a request, with some degree of earnestness
            and repetition, of one whom we address as a superior.
            To entreat implies greater urgency, usually enforced
            by adducing reasons or arguments. To beseech is still
            stronger, and belongs rather to the language of poetry
            and imagination. To implore denotes increased fervor
            of entreaty, as addressed either to equals or
            superiors. To supplicate expresses the extreme of
            entreaty, and usually implies a state of deep
            humiliation. Thus, a captive supplicates a conqueror
            to spare his life. Men solicit by virtue of their
            interest with another; they entreat in the use of
            reasoning and strong representations; they beseech
            with importunate earnestness; they implore from a
            sense of overwhelming distress; they supplicate with a
            feeling of the most absolute inferiority and
            dependence.
            [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Beseech \Be*seech"\, n.
     Solicitation; supplication. [Obs. or Poetic] --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Beseech \Be*seech"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Besought; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Beseeching.] [OE. bisechen, biseken (akin to G.
     besuchen to visit); pref. be- + sechen, seken, to seek. See
     Seek.]
     1. To ask or entreat with urgency; to supplicate; to implore.
  
              I beseech you, punish me not with your hard
              thoughts.                             --Shak.
  
              But Eve . . . besought his peace.     --Milton.
  
     Syn: To beg; to crave.
  
     Usage: To Beseech, Entreat, Solicit, Implore,
            Supplicate. These words agree in marking that sense
            of want which leads men to beg some favor. To solicit
            is to make a request, with some degree of earnestness
            and repetition, of one whom we address as a superior.
            To entreat implies greater urgency, usually enforced
            by adducing reasons or arguments. To beseech is still
            stronger, and belongs rather to the language of poetry
            and imagination. To implore denotes increased fervor
            of entreaty, as addressed either to equals or
            superiors. To supplicate expresses the extreme of
            entreaty, and usually implies a state of deep
            humiliation. Thus, a captive supplicates a conqueror
            to spare his life. Men solicit by virtue of their
            interest with another; they entreat in the use of
            reasoning and strong representations; they beseech
            with importunate earnestness; they implore from a
            sense of overwhelming distress; they supplicate with a
            feeling of the most absolute inferiority and
            dependence.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Beseech \Be*seech"\, n.
     Solicitation; supplication. [Obs. or Poetic] --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  beseech
       v : ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to
           become good persons" [syn: bid, entreat, adjure, press,
            conjure]
       [also: besought]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  beseech
     Αγγλικά vb.
     εκλιπαρώ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  beseech
     n.
     (lb en archaic) A request.
     vb.
     to beg or implore (q: a person)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  beseech
     n.
     (lb en archaic) A request.
     vb.
     to beg or implore (q: a person)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  beseech
     n.
     (lb en archaic) A request.
     vb.
     to beg or implore (q: a person)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  beseech
     n.
     (lb en archaic) A request.
     vb.
     to beg or implore (q: a person)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  beseech
     Englanti vb.
     (yhteys vanhahtava k=en) anoa, pyytää nöyrästi, rukoilla

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  beseech
     Engelska vb.
     bönfalla

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  beseech /bɪsˈiːtʃ/
  smeek

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Beseech /bɪsˈiːtʃ/
  التمس

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  beseech //bɪˈsiːt͡ʃ// 
  прося, умолявам
  to beg

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  beseech /bɪsˈiːtʃ/ 
  naléhat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  beseech /bɪsˈiːtʃ/ 
  dožadovat se

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  beseech /bɪsˈiːtʃ/
  prosit

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  beseech /bɪsˈiːtʃ/ 
  deisyf 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  beseech /bɪsˈiːtʃ/ 
  deisyfu 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  beseech /bɪsˈiːtʃ/ 
  atolygu 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  beseech /bɪsˈiːtʃ/ 
  eidduno 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  beseech /bɪsˈiːtʃ/ (besought /bɪsˈɔːt/ <>, beseeched /bɪsˈiːtʃt/ <>, besought /bɪsˈɔːt/ <>, beseeched /bɪsˈiːtʃt/ <>) 
  anflehen, beschwören 
   see: beseeching, besought, beseeched
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  beseech /bɪsˈiːtʃ/ (besought /bɪsˈɔːt/ <>, beseeched /bɪsˈiːtʃt/ <>, besought /bɪsˈɔːt/ <>, beseeched /bɪsˈiːtʃt/ <>) 
  ersuchen 
   see: beseeching, besought, beseeched
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  beseech //bɪˈsiːt͡ʃ// 
  rukoilla, anoa
  to beg

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  beseech /bisiːtʃ/
  implorer, solliciter

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  beseech /bɪsˈiːtʃ/
  moliti, preklinjati, zaklinjati

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  beseech /bɪˈsi:ʧ/ 
    upraszać, błagać

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  beseech /bisiːtʃ/
  implorar, suplicar

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  beseech //bɪˈsiːt͡ʃ// 
  bönfalla
  to beg

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  beseech /bɪsˈiːtʃ/
  1. yalvarmak, rica etmek, istirham etmek, niyaz etmek. beseecher  rica eden kimse. beseechingly  yalvararak.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/biˈsitʃ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  36 Moby Thesaurus words for "beseech":
     adjure, appeal, appeal to, beg, call for help, call on, call upon,
     clamor for, commune with God, conjure, crave, cry for, cry on,
     cry to, entreat, give thanks, impetrate, implore, importune,
     imprecate, invoke, kneel to, make supplication, obtest,
     offer a prayer, petition, plead, plead for, plead with, pray,
     pray over, recite the rosary, return thanks, run to, say grace,
     supplicate
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 恳求;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt.
     vi. 恳求

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