Meaning of "besought" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF BESOUGHT

besought  [bɪˈsɔːt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BESOUGHT

Besought is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb besought in English.

WHAT DOES BESOUGHT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Begging

Begging or panhandling is the practice of imploring others to grant a favor, often a gift of money, with little or no expectation of reciprocation. Beggars may be found in public places such as transport routes, urban parks, and near busy markets. Besides money, they may also ask for food, drink, cigarettes or other small items. Beggar, 1622, by Jacques Callot According to a study in the journal of the Canadian Medical Association, " stated that they would prefer a minimum-wage job, typically citing a desire for a 'steady income' or 'getting off the street.' However, many felt they could not handle conventional jobs because of mental illness, physical disability or lack of skills."...

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BESOUGHT

PRESENT

Present

I beseech

you beseech

he/she/it beseeches

we beseech

you beseech

they beseech

Present continuous

I am beseeching

you are beseeching

he/she/it is beseeching

we are beseeching

you are beseeching

they are beseeching

Present perfect

I have beseeched

you have beseeched

he/she/it has beseeched

we have beseeched

you have beseeched

they have beseeched

Present perfect continuous

I have been beseeching

you have been beseeching

he/she/it has been beseeching

we have been beseeching

you have been beseeching

they have been beseeching

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I beseeched

you beseeched

he/she/it beseeched

we beseeched

you beseeched

they beseeched

Past continuous

I was beseeching

you were beseeching

he/she/it was beseeching

we were beseeching

you were beseeching

they were beseeching

Past perfect

I had beseeched

you had beseeched

he/she/it had beseeched

we had beseeched

you had beseeched

they had beseeched

Past perfect continuous

I had been beseeching

you had been beseeching

he/she/it had been beseeching

we had been beseeching

you had been beseeching

they had been beseeching

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will beseech

you will beseech

he/she/it will beseech

we will beseech

you will beseech

they will beseech

Future continuous

I will be beseeching

you will be beseeching

he/she/it will be beseeching

we will be beseeching

you will be beseeching

they will be beseeching

Future perfect

I will have beseeched

you will have beseeched

he/she/it will have beseeched

we will have beseeched

you will have beseeched

they will have beseeched

Future perfect continuous

I will have been beseeching

you will have been beseeching

he/she/it will have been beseeching

we will have been beseeching

you will have been beseeching

they will have been beseeching

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would besought

you would besought

he/she/it would besought

we would besought

you would besought

they would besought

Conditional continuous

I would be beseeching

you would be beseeching

he/she/it would be beseeching

we would be beseeching

you would be beseeching

they would be beseeching

Conditional perfect

I would have besought

you would have besought

he/she/it would have besought

we would have besought

you would have besought

they would have besought

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been beseeching

you would have been beseeching

he/she/it would have been beseeching

we would have been beseeching

you would have been beseeching

they would have been beseeching

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you beseech
we let´s beseech
you beseech

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to beseech

Past participle

beseeched

Present Participle

beseeching

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «BESOUGHT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «besought» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of besought

adjure · ask · beg · entreat · implore · importune · petition · pray · solicit · supplicate

TRANSLATION OF BESOUGHT

Find out the translation of besought to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of besought from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «besought» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 恳求
• Translator English - Spanish: rogaron
• English: besought
• Translator English - Hindi: besought
• Translator English - Arabic: تمس
• Translator English - Russian: просил
• Translator English - Portuguese: suplicou
• Translator English - Bengali: অনুনয়
• Translator English - French: supplia
• Translator English - Malay: Besarkan
• Translator English - German: bat
• Translator English - Japanese: 懇願
• Translator English - Korean: 간청
• Translator English - Javanese: Nyuwun pangapunten
• Translator English - Vietnamese: besought
• Translator English - Tamil: கெஞ்சி
• Translator English - Marathi: आसणे
• Translator English - Turkish: besought
• Translator English - Italian: supplicato
• Translator English - Polish: prosił
• Translator English - Ukrainian: просив
• Translator English - Romanian: implorat
• Translator English - Greek: παρακαλούσε
• Translator English - Afrikaans: smeek
• Translator English - Swedish: besought
• Translator English - Norwegian: bønnfalt

QUOTES WITH «BESOUGHT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word besought.

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Nicolaus Copernicus

So, influenced by these advisors and this hope, I have at length allowed my friends to publish the work, as they had long besought me to do.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BESOUGHT»

Discover the use of besought in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to besought and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Englishman's Greek Concordance of the New Testament; ...

2 5 8 2C0.10: 1.1 Paul myself beseech you by 12: 8.1 besought. 2Pet. 2:21 .holy commandment delivered unto Jude 3. the faith which was once delivered unto the. l. 1rapa36E0g',. parazlmros. La. 5226. We have seen strange things to day.

Garner's Modern American Usage

Language-Change Index birth misused for berth: Stage 1 beseech > besought > besought; beseech > beseeched > beseeched. The traditional past tense and past participle is besought. The simple past is the more common usage—e.g.: ...

Bryan Garner, 2009

A harmony of the four Gospels in English: according to the ...

And they besought him, that he would not command them to mark v. go out into the deep. Now there was there 83 And there was there nigh unto the moun- an herd of many swine tains a great herd of feeding on the moun- swine feeding.

Edward Robinson, 1860

The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments, the ...

31 And they besought him that he would not command them to go out ° into the deep. 32 And there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered ...

Adam Clarke, 1837

The Fourfold Gospel

There is a passage in Mark where the verb, with “that,” introduces a petition to be allowed to do something—“They besought him that they might touch_.. . .4” In this sentence if we substitute “he” for “they,” we perceive there may be ambiguity.

Edwin A. Abbott, 2014

Crescent - November 2009

Allah the One, Allah the Eternally Besought...' - When the Qur'ân Avoids Pronouns The Qur'ân is miraculous in its eloquence. There is meaning in every choice of word and every stylistic decision. One of these decisions that may seem minor to ...

Monthly Crescent

Job & the Gospel of Suffering

They are "BESOUGHT" and "DEPART," from the text. The Greek for "besought" is "PARAKALEO," and it means "to call to one's side for aid." It is given in the aorist, indicative, active. This means that the beseeching was done in the past at a ...

Robert Sydney Reyes, 2010

The harmony of the Evangelists, with a paraphrase, with ...

31 So the devils besought him, laying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go into the herd of swine. Mark. CHAP. V. (tf* 9 And he asked him, What it thy name ? And he answered, laying, My name it Legion: for we are many. 10 And he besought him ...

Jean Le Clerc, 1701

An apostolical harmony of the gospels: founded upon the most ...

31 And the demons besought him, saying, " If thon east us out, send us into the herd of swine." 33 And he said unto them, " Go." And having come forth, they went away into theswine: and, behold, the whole herd rushed down the precipice into ...

Lant Carpenter, 1838

Remarks on the Revised Remarks on the Revised English ...

Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gemsenes round about besought him. to depart from them ; for they were taken with great fear : and he Went up into a ship and returned back again. Now the man out of whom the devils were ...

B.W. Newton

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BESOUGHT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term besought is used in the context of the following news items.

Islamic Jihad threatens violence if prisoner allowed to starve to death

Randa Adnan besought the factions to work for the immediate release of her husband, and stipulated that her family "does not want him as a ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jun 15»

The reason why American courts expelled God

... our Kingdom of Ireland … being animated with a laudable, and pious zeal for extending the Christian religion … hath humbly besought leave ... «WND.com, Jun 15»

Baptist leader says religious lobby helped pass marriage law

“I am reminded of a story in Luke chapter 17, where 10 lepers besought our Lord Jesus to heal them. He did. But in all of their excitement, only ... «Baptist News Global, Jun 15»

Read Olaudah Equiano's Autobiography: The First Widely-Read …

It was in vain that we besought them not to part us; she was torn from me, and immediately carried away, while I was left in a state of distraction ... «Slate Magazine, Jun 15»

'Seymour: An Introduction' mixes beauty, humanity in the portrayal of …

This documentary is so real, showing the genuine atmosphere besought and shown through Bernstein. There's truth in the film; you aren't ... «Daily Nebraskan, Apr 15»

The Problem with Christianity

For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And he said unto me, “My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is ... «News24, Apr 15»

The formidable challenge facing Narendra Modi

Amit Shah, president of the BJP and a close confidant of Mr. Modi, visited the city during the 2014 election campaign – and besought the area's ... «The Globe and Mail, Apr 15»

PTI, JI decide to jointly contest elections

The PTI besought the JI chief to withdraw his candidate from NA-246, the sources remarked adding Haq reciprocated the call with positive ... «SAMAA TV, Apr 15»

Good Friday Bible Verses Poems Songs in Tamil Telugu English …

... the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and [that] they might be taken away. «All India Roundup, Apr 15»

Good Friday 2015 Message Quotes Images SMS Wishes Greetings …

... the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and [that] they might be taken away. «All India Roundup, Apr 15»