beseechingly

Thân thiện

She looked at him beseechingly as she asked for his help.

Definition

Adverb: In a manner that shows or expresses earnest or intense pleading; in a supplicating way.

Usage

The adverb "beseechingly" is used to describe how an action, typically speaking or looking, is performed. It indicates that someone is making a very sincere, emotional, and urgent request or plea. It often conveys a sense of desperation or deep need.

Examples

• She looked at him beseechingly, hoping he would change his mind.
• "Please don't go," he said beseechingly.
• The dog gazed beseechingly at the piece of chicken on the table.

Advanced Usage

• In Literary/Narrative Contexts: Frequently used in written narratives to add emotional depth to dialogue or a character's actions. >

Variants and Related Words

• Beseech (verb): To ask someone urgently and fervently to do something or give something; to implore.
  • I beseech you to listen to reason.
• Beseeching (adjective): Having the quality of a sincere and urgent plea.
  • He gave her a beseeching look.

Synonyms

• Imploringly (as given in the reference context)
• Pleadingly
• Entreatingly
• Supplicatingly

Antonyms

• Demandingly
• Commandingly
• Indifferently

Related Idioms or Phrases

• With beseeching eyes: A common phrase describing a pleading facial expression.
  • The child stared at the toy with beseeching eyes.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in a beseeching manner
   • `You must help me,' she said imploringly

Từ đồng nghĩa

• importunately
• imploringly
• pleadingly
• entreatingly