Meaning & use
Besought
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The past tense and past participle of 'beseech,' meaning earnestly begged or implored.
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She besought the judge for leniency on her son's behalf.
The villagers besought the king to spare their town from the tax.
A note on using this word
Besought is a somewhat formal or literary alternative to 'beseeched,' and both forms are considered correct past tenses of 'beseech.'
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Words with an opposite meaning
demanded
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