"beseek" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /bəˈsiːk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-beseek.wav Forms: beseeks [present, singular, third-person], beseeking [participle, present], besought [participle, past], besought [past]
Rhymes: -iːk Etymology: From Middle English beseken, equivalent to be- + seek. Cognate with Scots beseik (“to beseek”). More at beseech. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|beseken}} Middle English beseken, {{prefix|en|be|seek}} be- + seek, {{cog|sco|beseik||to beseek}} Scots beseik (“to beseek”) Head templates: {{en-verb|beseeks|beseeking|besought}} beseek (third-person singular simple present beseeks, present participle beseeking, simple past and past participle besought)
  1. (transitive, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To beseech; entreat. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal, transitive

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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