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beseechingly

/biˈsitʃɪŋli/ adv

In a beseeching manner.

Word Origin Beseechingly comes from 'beseech', which adds the intensive 'be-' to 'seek' — literally to seek earnestly, to plead. The Old English 'sēcan' (seek) gives us beseech, and the adverb describes doing something in a pleading, imploring manner. The same root 'seek' also gives us 'sought' (past tense) and 'seeker'.

adv In a beseeching manner.

The child looked beseechingly at his mother for another cookie.

(副词) 恳求地；哀求地；乞求地

孩子恳求地看着母亲，想要再吃一块饼干。

(adverbio) suplicantemente; de manera suplicante; implorando [Suplicantemente; de manera suplicante.]

El niño miró suplicantemente a su madre pidiendo otra galleta.

(adverbe) d'un air suppliant; instamment; d'un ton implorant; avec instance [D'un air suppliant, implorant avec insistance.]

L'enfant a regardé beseechingly sa mère pour obtenir un autre biscuit.

(Adverb) flehentlich; bittend [Auf eine flehende, inständig bittende Weise.]

Das Kind blickte seine Mutter **beseechingly** an und bat um einen weiteren Keks.

(副詞) 切実に願う様子で、嘆願するように

子供はもう一つクッキーが欲しくて、母親を嘆願するように見つめた。

(advérbio) suplicantemente; implorando; de modo suplicante; rogativamente [De maneira suplicante; implorando.]

A criança olhou suplicantemente para a mãe pedindo outro biscoito.

Synonyms: imploringly entreatingly pleadingly supplicatingly earnestly desperately urgently adjuringly Antonyms: demandingly imperiously arrogantly commandingly
Word parts: be + seech + ing + ly

Related words

beseech seeker unsought

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