implore
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im·plore
(ĭm-plôr′)v. im·plored, im·plor·ing, im·plores
v.tr.
1. To appeal to in supplication; beseech: implored the tribunal to have mercy. See Synonyms at beg.
2. To beg for urgently: implored their advice in the matter.
v.intr.
To make an earnest appeal.
[Latin implōrāre : in-, toward; see in-2 + plōrāre, to weep.]
im′plo·ra′tion n.
im·plor′er n.
im·plor′ing·ly adv.
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implore
(ɪmˈplɔː)vb (tr)
1. to beg or ask (someone) earnestly (to do something); plead with; beseech
2. to ask earnestly or piteously for; supplicate; beg: to implore someone's mercy.
[C16: from Latin implōrāre, from im- + plōrāre to bewail]
ˌimploˈration n
imˈploratory adj
imˈplorer n
imˈploringly adv
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im•plore
(ɪmˈplɔr, -ˈploʊr)v. -plored, -plor•ing. v.t.
1. to beg urgently or piteously; beseech: They implored him to go.
2. to beg urgently or piteously for: implore forgiveness.
v.i. 3. to make urgent or piteous supplication.
[1530–40; < Latin implōrāre=im- im-1 + plōrāre to lament]
im•plor′ing•ly, adv.
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implore
Past participle: implored
Gerund: imploring
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Verb | 1. | implore - call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!" crave - plead or ask for earnestly supplicate - ask humbly (for something); "He supplicated the King for clemency" plead - appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop" |
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implore
verb beg, beseech, entreat, conjure, plead with, solicit, pray to, importune, crave of, supplicate, go on bended knee to 'Tell me what to do!' she implored him.
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implore
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Translations
يتوسَّل إلى
prositzapřísahat
bønfaldetrygle
grátbiîja um
maldaujamai
lūgtlūgties
zaprisahať
rotiti
implore
[ɪmˈplɔːʳ] VT [+ person] → suplicar, rogar; [+ forgiveness] → implorarto implore sb to do sth → suplicar a algn que haga algo
I implore you! → ¡se lo suplico!
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
implore
[ɪmˈplɔːr] vt → implorer, supplierI implore you, ... → je t'en supplie, ...
to implore sb to do sth → implorer qn de faire qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
implore
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
implore
[ɪmˈplɔːʳ] vt to implore sb (to do sth) → implorare qn (di fare qc)to implore sb's forgiveness → implorare il perdono di qn
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
implore
(imˈploː) verb to ask earnestly. She implored her husband to give up his life of crime; She implored his forgiveness.
imˈploringly adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.