to plead
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3.9
- verb
- /plid/
:
suplicar
- Iraq's minister of foreign affairs pleaded with Syria and Egypt to normalize relations with his country.
- plead for equal time
And she just pleaded with me to not do Alan.
- And she just pleaded with me to not do Alan.
- The line to plead excuses runs long.
- Dying, they plead for what we do not have to give.
- And she pleads for her, her life.
- You're like a stray dog in the back alley who's just pleading for food.
- It was not her choice, she pleaded with her mother.
- And then then they petition and they petition and they plead.
- You know, it's not even, it's not a direction, it's not preaching, it's not pushing, it's pleading.
- You have to plead your case, your the case of the character to the audience.
- It's like you're you're plea, you're pleading for peace from this from just strangers, right.
- And in other instances, because you loved your baby so much, you know, you pleaded with her and you prayed that she wouldn't go.
- The same to recall the Texan that held the shotgun to your father's chest, sending him falling backward, pleading.
Examples
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I moved closer to his eye once more and pleaded in tears, "please forgive me."
Fiction book (1990) -
It was not her choice, she pleaded with her mother.
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And then it's my turn to, to plead for my things.
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One day, I pleaded with her to take some rest.
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If I find out who my supporters are, I'll plead with them to vote for someone else.
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And I spent three months pleading with them, please do this.
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But Georgia pleaded for him and said she would pay his fare.
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He fell to his knees and pleaded for his life, but I was implacable.
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During her address, she affirmed Chinese-American solidarity and pleaded for increased military aid from the United States.
Academic text (2000) -
He pleaded with his parents for permission to go to the concert.
Synonyms
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1.0
To request that someone do something or meet a requirement
∞
1.0
To tell someone you want or need something
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1.0
To ask for something politely or formally
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1.0
Ask someone very seriously and urgently for something
256
1.6
To beg someone urgently and humbly for something
48
6.8
To ask people for something, often in a formal or persistent way
47
8.2
To ask someone earnestly for something
40
5.3
To ask someone very seriously to do or not do something
12
8.1
Ask someone in a serious, emotional way to do something
5
7.4
Ask someone very strongly not to kill or hurt you
3
9.6
To beg someone, often in prayer, for help or favor
1
7.0
Ask someone for help or forgiveness while kneeling and looking very desperate
How Earnest
Surface Forms
Etymology
Plead comes from the same word plea, which meant a serious request or argument and is related to please. So to plead someone is to beg or ask earnestly, like making a strong plea to change their mind.