How do you pronounce besought?

The recorded pronunciation is /bɪˈsɔːt/.

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

besought

/bɪˈsɔːt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

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unbesought

thought brought bought caught airport taught fought sought ought wrought distraught fraught

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