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beseek

/bəˈsiːk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-seek
IPA
/bəˈsiːk/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To beseech; entreat.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English beseken, equivalent to be- + seek. Cognate with Scots beseik (“to beseek”). By surface analysis, be- + seek. Doublet of beseech.

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Inflected Forms

beseeks (present, singular) beseeking (participle, present) besought (participle, past) besought (past)

Rhymes With

week speak unique weak seek peak greek technique creek leak freak streak

Questions

How do you pronounce beseek?
The recorded pronunciation is /bəˈsiːk/.
What does beseek mean?
To beseech; entreat.
Where does beseek come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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