besought

[ bih-sawt ]

/ bɪˈsɔt /

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verb

a simple past tense and past participle of beseech.

OTHER WORDS FROM besought

un·be·sought, adjective

Words nearby besought

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Example sentences from the Web for besought

The shopkeepers stood in front and cried their wares, and besought customers.
The Complete Essays of C. D. Warner|Charles Dudley Warner
Then she knelt on the bloodstained ground, and besought them with tears to lay down their swords.
Stories from the Faerie Queen|Edmund Spenser
He recognized her, and ran and caught her and swung her around before him and besought her to keep Mauger and his knife away.
The Sea Bride|Ben Ames Williams
Then Gunnar besought her to be comforted and to show what ailed her, but for a long while he might win no word in answer.
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung|William Morris

So when he had kissed her enough in gratitude and contrition he besought her to go on.
The Man and the Moment|Elinor Glyn

British Dictionary definitions for besought

besought

/ (bɪˈsɔːt) /

verb

the past tense and past participle of beseech

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单词	besought
释义	besought [ bih-sawt ] / bɪˈsɔt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR besought ON THESAURUS.COM verb a simple past tense and past participle of beseech. OTHER WORDS FROM besought un·be·sought, adjective Words nearby besought sold on, be, besom, besom pocket, besot, besotted, besought, bespake, bespangle, bespatter, bespeak, bespeckle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for besought The shopkeepers stood in front and cried their wares, and besought customers. The Complete Essays of C. D. Warner\|Charles Dudley Warner Then she knelt on the bloodstained ground, and besought them with tears to lay down their swords. Stories from the Faerie Queen\|Edmund Spenser He recognized her, and ran and caught her and swung her around before him and besought her to keep Mauger and his knife away. The Sea Bride\|Ben Ames Williams Then Gunnar besought her to be comforted and to show what ailed her, but for a long while he might win no word in answer. The Story of Sigurd the Volsung\|William Morris So when he had kissed her enough in gratitude and contrition he besought her to go on. The Man and the Moment\|Elinor Glyn British Dictionary definitions for besought besought / (bɪˈsɔːt) / verb the past tense and past participle of beseech Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to besought implore, sue, invoke, pray, importune, entreat, crave, solicit, plead, ask, supplicate, appeal, adjure, petition, call upon
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besought

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verb

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