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entreat

(ɪntriːt)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense entreats, present participle entreating, past tense, past participle entreated

verb

If you entreat someone to do something, you ask them very politely and seriously to do it.

[formal]

Trevor entreated them to delay their departure. [VERB noun to-infinitive]

'Call me Earl!' he entreated. [VERB with quote]

I earnestly entreat that we don't get caught out again. [VERB that]

Synonyms: beg, ask, appeal to, petition More Synonyms of entreat

entreat in British English

or intreat (ɪnˈtriːt)

verb

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

to make an earnest request or petition for (something)

3. an archaic word for treat (sense 4)

Derived forms

entreatingly (enˈtreatingly) or intreatingly (inˈtreatingly)

adverb

entreatment (enˈtreatment) or intreatment (inˈtreatment)

noun

Word origin

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

entreat in American English

(ɛnˈtrit; ɪnˈtrit)

verb transitive

1. Archaic

to behave toward; treat

to ask earnestly; beg; beseech; implore

verb intransitive

to make an earnest appeal; plead

4. Obsolete

to speak or write (of)

SIMILAR WORDS: beg

Derived forms

entreatingly (enˈtreatingly)

adverb

entreatment (enˈtreatment)

noun

Word origin

ME entreten, to treat, deal with, beseech < Anglo-Fr entretier < OFr entraiter < en-, in + traiter: see treat

Examples of 'entreat' in a sentence
entreat

She would, she pleaded, write herself to Prince Llewelyn, entreat him to agree for her sake.

(verb) in the sense of beg

Definition

to ask (someone) earnestly to do something

They entreated the audience to stay calm.

Synonyms

beg

I begged him to come back to England with me.

ask

We had to ask him to leave.

appeal to

petition

She is petitioning to regain ownership of the business.

pray to

conjure (formal)

request

They requested him to leave.

plead with

exhort (formal)

Kennedy exhorted his listeners to turn away from violence.

implore

`Tell me what to do!' she implored him.

enjoin

beseech

She beseeched him to take more exercise.

importune (formal)

beggars importuning passers-by

ask earnestly

supplicate

Additional synonyms

in the sense of ask

We had to ask him to leave.

Synonyms

request,

apply to,

appeal to,

plead with,

demand,

urge,

sue,

pray,

beg,

petition,

crave (informal),

solicit,

implore,

enjoin,

beseech,

entreat,

supplicate

in the sense of beseech

Definition

to ask earnestly

She beseeched him to take more exercise.

Synonyms

beg,

ask,

petition,

call upon,

plead with,

solicit,

implore,

entreat,

importune (formal),

adjure,

supplicate,

pray

in the sense of conjure

Definition

to appeal earnestly to

Synonyms

appeal to,

pray,

beg,

crave (informal),

implore,

beseech,

entreat,

importune,

adjure,

supplicate

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entreat

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单词	entreat
释义	Trends of entreat View usage for: entreat (ɪntriːt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense entreats, present participle entreating, past tense, past participle entreated verb If you entreat someone to do something, you ask them very politely and seriously to do it. [formal] Trevor entreated them to delay their departure. [VERB noun to-infinitive] 'Call me Earl!' he entreated. [VERB with quote] I earnestly entreat that we don't get caught out again. [VERB that] Synonyms: beg, ask, appeal to, petition More Synonyms of entreat entreat in British English or intreat (ɪnˈtriːt) verb 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 treat (sense 4) Derived forms entreatingly (enˈtreatingly) or intreatingly (inˈtreatingly) adverb entreatment (enˈtreatment) or intreatment (inˈtreatment) noun Word origin C15: from Old French entraiter, from en-1 + traiter to treat entreat in American English (ɛnˈtrit; ɪnˈtrit) verb transitive 1. Archaic to behave toward; treat 2. to ask earnestly; beg; beseech; implore verb intransitive 3. to make an earnest appeal; plead 4. Obsolete to speak or write (of) SIMILAR WORDS: beg Derived forms entreatingly (enˈtreatingly) adverb entreatment (enˈtreatment) noun Word origin ME entreten, to treat, deal with, beseech < Anglo-Fr entretier < OFr entraiter < en-, in + traiter: see treat Examples of 'entreat' in a sentence entreat She would, she pleaded, write herself to Prince Llewelyn, entreat him to agree for her sake. Penman, Sharon HERE BE DRAGONS (2004) (verb) in the sense of beg Definition to ask (someone) earnestly to do something They entreated the audience to stay calm. Synonyms beg I begged him to come back to England with me. ask We had to ask him to leave. appeal to petition She is petitioning to regain ownership of the business. pray to conjure (formal) request They requested him to leave. plead with exhort (formal) Kennedy exhorted his listeners to turn away from violence. implore `Tell me what to do!' she implored him. enjoin beseech She beseeched him to take more exercise. importune (formal) beggars importuning passers-by ask earnestly supplicate Additional synonyms in the sense of ask We had to ask him to leave. Synonyms request, apply to, appeal to, plead with, demand, urge, sue, pray, beg, petition, crave (informal), solicit, implore, enjoin, beseech, entreat, supplicate in the sense of beseech Definition to ask earnestly She beseeched him to take more exercise. Synonyms beg, ask, petition, call upon, plead with, solicit, implore, entreat, importune (formal), adjure, supplicate, pray in the sense of conjure Definition to appeal earnestly to Synonyms appeal to, pray, beg, crave (informal), implore, beseech, entreat, importune, adjure, supplicate Nearby words of entreat entrant entrap entre nous entreat entreaty entrée entrench Synonyms of 'entreat' entreat Explore 'entreat' in the dictionary
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