entreat — to ask someone earnestly or desperately to do something
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to ask someone earnestly or desperately to do something
Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪnˈtriːt/
Korean meaning: 간절히 부탁하다, 애원하다
Korean pronunciation: 인**트리**트
Example Sentences
- The student entreated the professor to extend the deadline, promising to bring coffee for a month.
- He entreated his mother not to show his baby photos to his girlfriend.
- The citizens entreated the government for better public transportation.
entreat
VERB//ɪnˈtriːt//
to ask someone earnestly or desperately to do something
A merchant kneels, with an impassioned plea, to entreat the king for aid, direct.
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Entreat, repeat — never accept defeat.
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Origin
From Old French 'entraitier', combining the prefix 'en-' (to put into) with 'trait' (drawing, treatment), which comes from Latin 'tractus' (drawn, pulled). The word originally meant to treat or handle, later evolving to mean to petition or beseech earnestly.
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“The student entreated the professor to extend the deadline, promising to bring coffee for a month.”
“He entreated his mother not to show his baby photos to his girlfriend.”
“The citizens entreated the government for better public transportation.”
“She entreated her cat to come down from the tree, but it just stared at her smugly.”
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