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Besought is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Besought in a sentence

Besought meaning

  1. simple past and past participle of beseech
  2. simple past and past participle of beseek

Using Besought

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of beseech | simple past and past participle of beseek

Context around Besought

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

conrad 1× pardon 1×

Sentence patterns with Besought

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

before him besought pardon 1× has been besought of him 1× up and besought conrad grebel 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

already a blessing 1× the hutterian chronicle 1× to obtain their 1×

Common sentence endings:

faith and knowledge 1× him besought pardon 1× not in vain 1×

Words around Besought

Just before it in the word index:

besotted 25 beso 3 besnik 2 besnier 3 besmirching 3 besmirched 8

Just after it in the word index:

besp 2 bespeak 7 bespeaks 4 bespectacled 39 bespin 3 bespoke 297

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Besought

  • In this selection, "besought" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, conrad and pardon stand out and add context to how "besought" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include before him besought pardon and has been besought of him. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "besought" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with besought

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Already a blessing has been besought of him in prayer, and it was not in vain. (16 words)

To obtain their release Andronikos in early 1180 made abject submission to the Emperor and, appearing in chains before him, besought pardon. (22 words)

The Hutterian Chronicle records the event: After prayer, George of the House of Jacob ( George Blaurock ) stood up and besought Conrad Grebel for God's sake to baptize him with the true Christian baptism upon his faith and knowledge. (39 words)

Longer example sentences

The Hutterian Chronicle records the event: After prayer, George of the House of Jacob ( George Blaurock ) stood up and besought Conrad Grebel for God's sake to baptize him with the true Christian baptism upon his faith and knowledge. (39 words)

To obtain their release Andronikos in early 1180 made abject submission to the Emperor and, appearing in chains before him, besought pardon. (22 words)

Already a blessing has been besought of him in prayer, and it was not in vain. (16 words)

Example sentences (3)

Already a blessing has been besought of him in prayer, and it was not in vain.

The Hutterian Chronicle records the event: After prayer, George of the House of Jacob ( George Blaurock ) stood up and besought Conrad Grebel for God's sake to baptize him with the true Christian baptism upon his faith and knowledge.

To obtain their release Andronikos in early 1180 made abject submission to the Emperor and, appearing in chains before him, besought pardon.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "besought" in a sentence?
An example: "Already a blessing has been besought of him in prayer, and it was not in vain." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "besought" from authentic English texts.
What does "besought" mean?
Besought means: simple past and past participle of beseech
How many example sentences with "besought" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "besought", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.