beseech

[bih-seech] /bɪˈsitʃ/
verb (used with object), besought or beseeched, beseeching.
1.
to implore urgently:
They besought him to go at once.
2.
to beg eagerly for; solicit.
verb (used without object), besought or beseeched, beseeching.
3.
to make urgent appeal:
Earnestly did I beseech, but to no avail.
Origin
before 1100; Middle English bisechen, Old English besēcan. See be-, seek
Related forms
beseecher, noun
beseechingly, adverb
beseechingness, noun
unbeseeching, adjective
unbeseechingly, adverb
Synonyms
1. pray, petition, supplicate, adjure. 1, 2. entreat, importune.
Examples from the web for beseeching
  • It has taken out ads beseeching residents to use cloth bags and set up recycling bins for plastic bags at supermarkets.
  • Scattered between the thumps and thwacks will be soft, beseeching whispers.
  • Scarcely a day goes by that supplicants don't write or call beseeching her for money.
  • There is no symbol at all except the highlighted star, the beseeching main attraction.
  • Once or twice he cast a beseeching glance toward the heavens, where the moon was.
British Dictionary definitions for beseeching

beseech

/bɪˈsiːtʃ/
verb -seeches, -seeching, -sought, -seeched
1.
(transitive) to ask (someone) earnestly (to do something or for something); beg
Derived Forms
beseecher, noun
beseeching, adjective
beseechingly, adverb
Word Origin
C12: see be-, seek; related to Old Frisian besēka
Word Origin and History for beseeching
n.

"supplication, prayer," c.1300, verbal noun from beseech. Related: Beseechingly; beseechingness.

beseech

v.

late 12c., bisecen "to beseech, beg urgently," from be- + Middle English secen "to seek" (see seek). German cognate besuchen is merely "to visit." Related: Besought; beseeching.