All 5 Uses of
beseech
in
The Good Earth
- And the next day passed and the next and the children cried out for food and they would not be comforted and O-lan looked at Wang Lung, beseeching him for the children, and he saw at last that the thing was to be done.†
Chpt 8 *beseeching = asking or begging
- Then Wang Lung said, beseeching her, "Think and remember a little slight young lad, tall for his years, but not yet a man, and I did not dream he dared to try a woman."†
Chpt 23
- When Cuckoo would have answered angrily to this, Wang Lung besought her and led her out, saying, "That one does not know what words mean, now."†
Chpt 26besought = asked strongly or begged for something
- Wang Lung was pleased at her strength, although he cared nothing for festivities on this year, and he sent Cuckoo in to beseech Liu, the grain merchant, seeing how sad the case was.†
Chpt 26
- Then the young maid put her hands together piteously and cried as though she would die of weeping and fear and her little body was all trembling with her fear, and she looked from this face to that, beseeching with her weeping.†
Chpt 31beseeching = asking or begging
Definition:
to ask strongly or beg for something
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.
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.