# beseech

> English word · Verb · IPA /bɪˈsiːt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #39,706

## Definitions
1. To beg or implore something of (a person).
2. To beg or request for (something).

## Etymology
From Middle English besechen, bisechen, prefixed form of Old English sēċan (“to seek or inquire about”); compare the doublet beseek, from the same dialect that gave seek. Cognate with Saterland Frisian besäike (“to visit”), Dutch bezoeken (“to visit, attend, see”), German besuchen (“to visit, attend, see”), Swedish besöka (“to visit, go to see”). By surface analysis, be- + seech.

## Easily confused with
- **breech** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beseech-vs-breech)
- **beech** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beech-vs-beseech)

## Common misspellings (10)
`bbeseech`, `beesech`, `beseceh`, `besech`, `beseecch`, `beseechh`, `beseehc`, `besseech`, `bseeech`, `ebseech`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/beseech