Past tense and past participle of 'beseech': to have asked earnestly or pleaded with.
From Old English 'besēcan' (be- + sēcan, to seek), which evolved into 'beseech.' The past tense 'besought' is the irregular form, though 'beseeched' is now more common.
Irregular past tenses like 'besought' are survivors from Old English's much more complex grammar—every irregular verb is a fossil showing how English used to work differently!
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