CommonParlance
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Ordinary-language usages. Seeded from the Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025, CC BY 4.0.
Context admission
Admitted. Context admission is separate from purpose assessments and factual verdicts.
Why maintain this knowledge?
No justification recorded. This does not mean the knowledge is unjustified; no applicable assessment has been adopted.
Particular uses
These assessments concern specific investigations, audiences, or applications. They do not replace the default justification or authorize other uses.
No particular uses recorded here.
Review or propose an assessment
Purpose authoring is optional. Propose a more specific default or a particular use only when there is something more specific to say. Each proposal includes its scope and reasoning in one market.
Purpose assessments are separate from factual reasoning and context admission. A missing or denied purpose does not change a factual verdict or prevent context creation.
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beseech in CommonParlance
- definition ask for or request earnestly
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beseeching in CommonParlance
- definition begging
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beseechingly in CommonParlance
- definition in a beseeching manner
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beseechingness in CommonParlance
- definition The state or quality of one who begs or implores.
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beseem in CommonParlance
- definition accord or comport with
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beset in CommonParlance
- definition annoy continually or chronically
- definition assail or attack on all sides
- definition decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)
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beshrew in CommonParlance
- definition wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
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besides in CommonParlance
- definition making an additional point; anyway
- definition in addition
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besiege in CommonParlance
- definition surround so as to force to give up
- definition cause to feel distressed or worried
- definition harass, as with questions or requests
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besieged in CommonParlance
- definition surrounded by hostile forces
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besieger in CommonParlance
- definition an enemy who lays siege to your position
- definition an energetic petitioner
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besieging in CommonParlance
- definition the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
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besmear in CommonParlance
- definition spread or daub (a surface)
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besmirch in CommonParlance
- definition charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
- definition smear so as to make dirty or stained
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besom in CommonParlance
- definition a broom made of twigs tied together on a long handle
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besot in CommonParlance
- definition make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation
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besotted in CommonParlance
- definition very drunk
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bespangle in CommonParlance
- definition decorate with spangles
- definition dot or sprinkle with sparkling or glittering objects
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bespatter in CommonParlance
- definition spot, splash, or soil
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bespeak in CommonParlance
- definition be a signal for or a symptom of
- definition express the need or desire for
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bespeckle in CommonParlance
- definition mark with small spots
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bespectacled in CommonParlance
- definition wearing, or having the face adorned with, eyeglasses or an eyeglass
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bespoke in CommonParlance
- definition (of clothing) custom-made
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bespoken in CommonParlance
- definition (of clothing) custom-made
- definition pledged to be married
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bespot in CommonParlance
- definition mark with, or as if with, spots