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entreat

/ɪnˈtriːt/

/ɪnˈtrit/

Translations

entreatverb

entreated

Past Simple

entreated

Past Participle

entreating

Gerund

/ɪnˈtriːt/

/ɪnˈtrit/

supplierSoutenu; correspond à une demande pressante ou humble.

She entreated him to stay just a little longer.

Elle l’a supplié de rester juste un peu plus longtemps.

Additional translations

implorerPlus intense, souvent avec une nuance d’insistance ou de détresse.

traiterEmploi archaïque.

Synonyms

entreatnoun

entreats

/ɪnˈtriːt/

/ɪnˈtrit/

Archaic and rare: used to signify an earnest request or petition.

suppliqueSoutenu; demande humble et pressante.

His entreat for mercy was ignored.

Sa supplique de grâce a été ignorée.

Additional translations

requêteRegistre plus neutre; demande formulée avec insistance.

entreatverb

To ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something.

She entreated him to stay just a little longer.

To make an earnest request or petition.

The villagers entreated the mayor for better road conditions.

Archaic. To treat or deal with (a person) in a specified manner.

In the old tale the lord entreated his servants with surprising kindness.

entreatnoun

An earnest or humble request; an entreaty.

Their entreat for mercy fell on deaf ears.