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beseech

[/bɪˈsiːtʃ/]
verb
suplicar
1. to ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something
I beseech you to help me in this difficult time.
Suplico-lhe que me ajude neste momento difícil.
2. to make a urgent or emotional request
The refugees beseeched the government for aid.
Os refugiados suplicaram ao governo por ajuda.
Synonyms
implorepleadentreatappealbegpetition
Antonyms
demandcommandorder

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
suplicar
most common usage
General Brazilian
implorar
alternative, slightly more emotional
Portugal
suplicar
standard formal usage
Portugal
rogar
archaic or literary alternative

Related Idioms & Phrases

beseech someone's pardon
I beseech you
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