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beseek en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /bəˈsiːk/

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal, transitive) To beseech; entreat.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
beseeking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
besought Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
besought Tense=Past lexicographic
beseeks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic