Meaning & use
beseech
To ask someone urgently and earnestly for something; to implore.
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She beseeched the judge for one more chance to explain her side of the story.
The villagers beseeched the king to send help before the drought destroyed their crops.
A note on using this word
Beseech is a formal, somewhat literary verb; everyday speech usually prefers 'beg' or 'plead' instead.
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