Besought

/bɪˈsɔːt/ verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of beseech form-of, participle, past
  2. 2
    simple past and past participle of beseek form-of, participle, past

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begentreatimploreimportunepetitionplead

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"We besought that he might give us the medicine."

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