entreat

en·treat

 (ĕn-trēt′)

v. en·treat·ed, en·treat·ing, en·treats

v.tr.

1. To make an earnest request of (someone). See Synonyms at beg.

2. To ask for earnestly; petition for: "She made a hasty gesture with her hand, as if to entreat my patience and my silence" (Charles Dickens).

3. Archaic To deal with; treat.

v.intr.

To make an earnest request or petition.

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[Middle English entreten, from Anglo-Norman entreter : en-, causative pref.; see en-¹ + treter, to treat; see treat.]

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en·treat′ing·ly adv.

en·treat′ment n.

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entreat

(ɪnˈtriːt) or

intreat

vb

1. to ask (a person) earnestly; beg or plead with; implore

2. to make an earnest request or petition for (something)

3. an archaic word for treat⁴

[C15: from Old French entraiter, from en-¹ + traiter to treat]

enˈtreatingly, inˈtreatingly adv

enˈtreatment, inˈtreatment n

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en•treat

(ɛnˈtrit)

v.t.

1. to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg.

2. to ask earnestly for (something).

v.i.

3. to make an earnest request or petition.

[1300–50; Middle English < Middle French entrait(i)er]

en•treat′ing•ly, adv.

en•treat′ment, n.

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entreat

Past participle: entreated
Gerund: entreating

Imperative

entreat

entreat

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

entreat - ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" adjure, beseech, conjure, bid, press plead - appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop"

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entreat

verb beg, ask, appeal to, petition, pray to, conjure, request, plead with, exhort, implore, enjoin, beseech, importune, ask earnestly, supplicate They entreated the audience to stay calm.

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entreat

verb

To make an earnest or urgent request:

appeal, beg, beseech, crave, implore, plead, pray, sue, supplicate.

Archaic: conjure.

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Translations

يَتَوَسَّل إلى، يَتَضَرَّع

bedebønfaldetrygle

dringend bitten

supplier

biîja innilega

supplicareimplorare

maldavimas

ļoti lūgtlūgties

be innstendig

rica etmekyalvarmak

恳求请求

entreat

[ɪnˈtriːt] VT → rogar, suplicar
to entreat sb to do sth → suplicar a algn que haga algo

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entreat

[ɪnˈtriːt] vt (= beg) → supplier
to entreat sb to do sth → supplier qn de faire qch

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entreat

vt → inständig or dringend bitten, anflehen (for um); listen to him, I entreat you → ich bitte Sie inständig or ich flehe Sie an, ihn anzuhören

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entreat

[ɪnˈtriːt] vt to entreat sb (to do sth) → implorare or supplicare qn (di fare qc)

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entreat

(inˈtriːt) verb

to ask (a person) earnestly and seriously (to do something). soebat, smeek يَتَوَسَّل إلى، يَتَضَرَّع умолявам suplicar prosit dringend bitten bede; trygle; bønfalde εκλιπαρώsuplicar hardalt paluma تمنا کردن؛ استدعا کردن anoa supplier לְהַפצִיר विनय करना, प्रार्थना करना preklinjati esedezik mengimbau biðja innilega supplicare 懇願する 간청하다 maldauti ļoti lūgt; lūgties merayu smekenbønnfalle, be innstendig usilnie prosić غوښتل، خواهش كول ، غوښتل (له)، زارۍ كول (ته) ننواتې كول rogar a implora умолять prosiť rotiti usrdno moliti bönfalla, enträget be อ้อนวอน yalvarmak, rica etmek 懇求，請求 благати, прохати کسی سے کوئی کام سنجیدگی سے کرنے کی التجا کرنا khẩn khoản 恳求，请求

enˈtreaty noun – plural enˈtreaties –

(an) earnest request or plea. smekend تَوَسُّل، تَضَرُّع إلى настойчива молба súplica prosba dringende Bitte anmodning; bøn ικεσία súplica, ruego härras palve استدعا؛ التماس anomus supplicationהפצרה अनुनय-विनय zaklinjanje könyörgés imbauan sárbeiðni supplica 懇願 간청 maldavimas liels lūgums; lūgšanās rayuan smeekbedebønn, trygling usilna prośba, błaganie ننواتې زارۍ súplica implorare мольба prosba prošnja usrdna molba enträgen bön (begäran, anhållan) การอ้อนวอน yalvarış, rica 請求 благання, прохання التماس sự yêu cầu khẩn khoản 请求

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