Antonyms for beseech


Grammar : Verb
Spell : bih-seech
Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈsitʃ


Definition of beseech

Origin :
  • 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.
  • verb beg
Example sentences :
  • And give me cause, I beseech you, to call you my compassionating friend.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • Let me beseech you, Madam, to be the guardian of my reputation!
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • I beg, I beseech, I implore you, help me and show me the man that stole it.
  • Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke
  • You will break my heart, deary; comfort yourself, I beseech you.
  • Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
  • Try, I beseech you, to let Cléante know about the marriage they have decided upon.
  • Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
  • Return me not this with contempt, or torn, or unanswered, I beseech you.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • My dear Martel, I beg you—I beseech you—to pose for the hands and feet of my grandmother!
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • Why, then, did he not pray, why did he not beseech her to bring him back to grace?
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • I beseech you to bear in mind perpetually, that you are to be as helpless as possible.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Permit me, I beseech you, before you go to London to send you forty-eight guineas.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

Synonyms for beseech

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