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beseech

be·seech

UK/bɪˈsiːt͡ʃ/ US/biˈsitʃ/ uncommon archaic formal

verb

1.

ask for or request earnestly

  • “The prophet bid all people to become good persons”
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Origin

From Middle English besechen, bisechen, prefixed form of Old English sēċan (“to seek or inquire about”); compare the doublet beseek, from the same dialect that gave seek. Cognate with Saterland Frisian besäike (“to visit”), Dutch bezoeken (“to visit, attend, see”), German besuchen (“to visit, attend, see”), Swedish besöka (“to visit, go to see”). By surface analysis, be- + seech.

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