beseeching

Meanings

• Verb

  A act of urgently asking someone for something, especially in a persistent or desperate way.

  - "He was beseeching the king for mercy."
  - "She was beseeching her friend to come over."
  - "The beggar was beseeching for alms."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with beseeching
appealing , revealing , healing , sealing

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Variants

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beseeching , beseechingly , beseech , beseeched , beseeches , besought

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Etymology

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Originated from the Old French word 'besonger' which means 'to beg' or 'to implore'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'beseeching' is often used interchangeably with the words 'entreating' or 'supplicating'.

2. In ancient Greece, suppliants would often tear their clothes as a sign of their desperation and urgency when beseeching the gods.

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Related Concepts

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1. Begging: The act of asking for something, usually money, food, or shelter, in a humble and persistent manner.

2. Supplication: An act of asking for something, especially with great humility and earnestness.

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Culture

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In literature, beseeching is often used to depict desperate situations or intense emotions. In art, it can be represented through visual depictions of people on their knees, hands clasped together, or other gestures of supplication.

How to Memorize "beseeching"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person on their knees, hands clasped together, and looking up at someone in a pleading manner.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'beseeching' with the idea of begging or pleading for something.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Big Elephants Sway' to remember the definition: 'B' for 'Beseeching', 'E' for 'Entreating', 'S' for 'Supplication', 'W' for 'Wailing', and 'Y' for 'Yielding'.

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