beseech

Questions about beseech

What does beseech mean?

beseech means "ask for or request earnestly".

How many syllables are in beseech?

beseech has 2 syllables: be-seech. The stress falls on "seech". In IPA it is /biˈsitʃ/.

What is another word for beseech?

Close synonyms include bid, entreat, adjure, press, conjure. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is beseech a common word?

beseech is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.