/bɪˈsɑt/ or be·seeched; be·seech·ing [+ obj] formal + literary : to beg (someone) for something : to ask (someone) in a serious and emotional way to do something
▪ I beseech you, let me live! [=please, don't kill me] ▪ Oh, kind and gracious king, we beseech [=implore, entreat] you to set us free!
▪ I beseech you, let me live! [=please, don't kill me] ▪ Oh, kind and gracious king, we beseech [=implore, entreat] you to set us free!
— beseeching adjective [more beseeching; most beseeching]
▪ She gave the king a beseeching look.
▪ She gave the king a beseeching look.
— be·seech·ing·ly adverb






