beseeched

Definitions

Asked someone urgently and fervently to do something; implored.

Begged or entreated earnestly for a favor or outcome.

Examples

The villagers beseeched the king to provide them with food during the harsh winter.

She beseeched her brother to reconsider his decision before it was too late.

Synonyms

implored entreated begged pleaded solicited adjured supplicated

Antonyms

commanded ordered demanded insisted dictated enjoined required