besought Definition

beseech
verb

besought, beseeched, beseeching
1. formal or literary
To ask someone earnestly; to beg.
Example: Have mercy, we beseech you, O Lord
Thesaurus: beg, plead, implore, entreat, importune, petition, supplicate.

Derivative: beseeching
adj, noun

Derivative: beseechingly
adverb

Etymology: 12c: from be- 1 + obsolete sechen to seek.

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besought past tense, past participle of beseech