Beseeching
to implore urgently:
they besought him to go at once.
to beg eagerly for; solicit.
to make urgent appeal:
earnestly did i beseech, but to no avail.
contemporary examples
euromaidan protesters: we want u.s. protection jamie dettmer march 3, 2014
historical examples
blackwood’s edinburgh magazine – volume 62, no. 384, october 1847 various
fairy fingers anna cora mowatt ritchie
an outline of the relations between england and scotland (500-1707) robert s. rait
beyond john galsworthy
the letters of elizabeth barrett browning (1 of 2) frederic g. kenyon
jewel clara louise burnham
retrospection and introspection mary baker eddy
the rendezvous ivan turgenev
the fulfilment of a dream of pastor hsi’s a. mildred cable
verb -seeches, -seeching, -sought, -seeched
(transitive) to ask (someone) earnestly (to do something or for something); beg
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