imploring


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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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imploring

(ɪmˈplɔːrɪŋ)
adj
earnestly or piteously begging or beseeching
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.imploring - beggingimploring - begging        
beseeching, pleading
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Translations

imploring

[ɪmˈplɔːrɪŋ] ADJ [glance, gesture] → suplicante, de súplica
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

imploring

[ɪmˈplɔːrɪŋ] adj (= pleading) [look, cry, letter] → implorant(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

imploring

adj, imploringly
adv → flehentlich, flehend
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

imploring

[ɪmˈplɔːrɪŋ] adj → implorante
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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