- beseeching
- beseeching (n.) "supplication, prayer," c.1300, verbal noun from BESEECH (Cf. beseech). Related: Beseechingly; beseechingness.
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Beseeching — Be*seech ing, a. Entreating urgently; imploring; as, a beseeching look. {Be*seech ing*ly}, adv. {Be*seech ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beseeching — index precatory, solicitous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
beseeching — [[t]bɪsi͟ːtʃɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED A beseeching expression, gesture, or tone of voice suggests that the person who has or makes it very much wants someone to do something. [WRITTEN] She clung to him and looked up into his face with beseeching eyes.… … English dictionary
Beseeching — Beseech Be*seech , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Besought}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beseeching}.] [OE. bisechen, biseken (akin to G. besuchen to visit); pref. be + sechen, seken, to seek. See {Seek}.] 1. To ask or entreat with urgency; to supplicate; to implore … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beseeching — sb. Ps. cxviii. 159. Wright’s L. P. p. 95 … Oldest English Words
beseeching — be·seech || bɪ siËtʃ v. entreat, plead, beg, ask earnestly, request … English contemporary dictionary
beseeching — adjective begging • Syn: ↑pleading, ↑imploring • Ant: ↑imperative • Similar to: ↑adjuratory, ↑importunate, ↑mendicant, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Beseechingly — Beseeching Be*seech ing, a. Entreating urgently; imploring; as, a beseeching look. {Be*seech ing*ly}, adv. {Be*seech ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beseechingness — Beseeching Be*seech ing, a. Entreating urgently; imploring; as, a beseeching look. {Be*seech ing*ly}, adv. {Be*seech ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
entreaty — Beseeching, or suppliant, or prayerful in nature. In re Sloan s Estate, 7 Cal.App.2d 319, 46 P.2d 1007, 1018 … Black's law dictionary
