as in to beg
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
parishioners ardently beseeched the local bishop not to close their beloved church
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Recent Examples of beseech
Thomas is a newlywed whose wife, Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp), beseeches him not to go, but the ambitious young man nonetheless heads off to the Carpathians, leaving her in the care of his friend Harding (Aaron Taylor-Johnson).
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Dylan has his guitar, naturally, and Seeger beseeches him to play something for Guthrie.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
Eyes abound, actually, staring out from the stars and stripes as if beseeching its audience to bear witness to this unprecedented union.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Travelers took to social media to complain about the disruption and beseech the airlines for help.
—Emma Bubola, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2025
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Dylan has his guitar, naturally, and Seeger beseeches him to play something for Guthrie.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
Eyes abound, actually, staring out from the stars and stripes as if beseeching its audience to bear witness to this unprecedented union.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Travelers took to social media to complain about the disruption and beseech the airlines for help.
—Emma Bubola, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beseech
Verb
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Over the course of his prolific, three-decade career, the American filmmaker has established a signature aesthetic and working style that could convince any actor to beg him for a part — almost any actor.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
5 June 2025
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They’re eventually joined by DC Rose Dickson (Leah Byrne) who is tired of being confined to a desk after a personal meltdown two years prior and begs Morck for a spot on the cold cases team.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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If a lot goes unused for seventy-five years, the cemetery can petition to reclaim it.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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After one of the last attempts before Dawn’s death, Erin petitioned the court to request that her mother be provided with psychiatric care.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
29 May 2025
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“Beseech.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beseech. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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