beseek

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/bəˈsiːk/

verb

To beseech; entreat.

OriginMiddle English beseken →
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Meanings

verbbeseek (third-person singular simple present beseeks, present participle beseeking, simple past and past participle besought)

present singular third person beseeks · participle present beseeking · participle past besought · past besought

  1. Northern EnglandScotlanddialectaltransitiveTo beseech; entreat.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishbeseken
  2. Englishbeseek

From Middle English beseken, equivalent to be- + seek. Cognate with Scots beseik (“to beseek”). By surface analysis, be- + seek. Doublet of beseech.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with beseek

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Anagrams

Beekes
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APA

beseek. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beseek

MLA

“beseek.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beseek. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beseek,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beseek.

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