<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) beseeched, beseeching.</li><li>To implore urgently: They besought him to go at once.</li><li>Synonyms: adjure, supplicate, petition, pray, entreat.</li><li>To beg eagerly for; solicit.</li><li>Synonyms: importune.</li><li>To make urgent appeal: Earnestly did I beseech, but to no avail.</li></ul>