beseech

/bi-ˈsēch/

Middle English besechen, from be- + sechen to seek

verb

  1. to beg for urgently or anxiously

  2. to request earnestly : implore

  3. to make supplication

beseeched him to write while he was away

beg entreat beseech implore supplicate adjure importune mean to ask urgently. beg suggests earnestness or insistence in the asking. entreat implies an effort to persuade or to overcome resistance.