All 11 Uses of
beseech
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Nicholas Nickleby
- So, Nicholas opened the door and walked in; and very quickly he turned to walk out again, when he saw, to his great astonishment and discomfiture, a young lady upon her knees at Mr Cheeryble's feet, and Mr Cheeryble beseeching her to rise, and entreating a third person, who had the appearance of the young lady's female attendant, to add her persuasions to his to induce her to do so.†
Chpt 40
- 'My dear ma'am—my dear young lady,' cried brother Charles in violent agitation, 'pray don't—not another word, I beseech and entreat you!†
Chpt 40 *
- Here, Tim Linkinwater, sir—Mr Nickleby, my dear sir, leave the room, I beg and beseech of you.'†
Chpt 40
- 'Beautiful madam,' such were his words, 'if I have made any mistake with regard to your family or connections, I humbly beseech you to pardon me.†
Chpt 41
- I am bearded and bullied by a shop-boy, and she beseeches him to pity me and remember I am ill!'†
Chpt 53
- 'I have a duty to discharge; and, either here, or in the room from which we have just now come, at whatever risk or hazard to Mr Bray, I must beseech you to contemplate again the fearful course to which you have been impelled.'†
Chpt 53
- 'Not until I have besought you, with all the earnestness and fervour by which I am animated,' cried Nicholas, 'to postpone this marriage for one short week.†
Chpt 53
- Not until I have besought you to think more deeply than you can have done, influenced as you are, upon the step you are about to take.†
Chpt 53
- Have mercy on me, sir, I beseech, and do not pierce my heart with such appeals as these.†
Chpt 53
- In short, sir, I cannot trust myself, and I implore and beseech you to remove this young lady from under the charge of my mother and sister without delay.†
Chpt 61
- I have no excuse but that; and as I cannot fly from this temptation, and cannot repress this passion, with its object constantly before me, what can I do but pray and beseech you to remove it, and to leave me to forget her?'†
Chpt 61
Definition:
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(beseech) to ask strongly or beg for somethingeditor's notes: Beseech is common in classic literature. Though its usage has doubled in recent decades, it remains a rare word in modern writing.
Synonym Comparison (if you're into word choice):
Beseech is similar to beg or entreat. Beg implies the request for a personal favor, while entreat implies an attempt to overcome resistance.