Definitions for imploreɪmˈplɔr, -ˈploʊr
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
im•ploreɪmˈplɔr, -ˈploʊr(v.)-plored, -plor•ing.
(v.t.)to beg urgently or piteously; beseech:
They implored him to go.
to beg urgently or piteously for:
implore forgiveness.
(v.i.)to make urgent or piteous supplication.
Origin of implore:
1530–40; < L implōrāre=im-im -1+plōrāre to lament
im•plor′ing•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
beg, implore, pray(verb)
call upon in supplication; entreat
"I beg you to stop!"
Wiktionary
implore(Verb)
To beg for, to entreat urgently or earnestly.
Origin: French implorer, imploro.
Webster Dictionary
Implore(verb)
to call upon, or for, in supplication; to beseech; to prey to, or for, earnestly; to petition with urency; to entreat; to beg; -- followed directly by the word expressing the thing sought, or the person from whom it is sought
Implore(verb)
to entreat; to beg; to prey
Implore(noun)
imploration
Translations for implore
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
implore(verb)
to ask earnestly
She implored her husband to give up his life of crime; She implored his forgiveness.
- smeekAfrikaans
- يتوسَّل إلىArabic
- умолявамBulgarian
- implorarPortuguese (BR)
- zapřísahat, prosit (o)Czech
- anflehenGerman
- trygle; bønfaldeDanish
- εκλιπαρώGreek
- implorarSpanish
- anumaEstonian
- التماس کردنFarsi
- anellaFinnish
- implorerFrench
- לְהִתחַנֵןHebrew
- प्रार्थना करनाHindi
- moliti, zaklinjatiCroatian
- könyörögHungarian
- mengimbauIndonesian
- grátbiðja umIcelandic
- implorareItalian
- 嘆願するJapanese
- 간청하다Korean
- maldautiLithuanian
- lūgt; lūgtiesLatvian
- memohonMalay
- smekenDutch
- be innstendig, bønnfalleNorwegian
- błagaćPolish
- التماس کردنPersian
- غوښتل، خواهش كول، زارى كولPashto
- implorarPortuguese
- a imploraRomanian
- умолятьRussian
- zaprisahať, (úpenlivo) prosiť, vyzývaťSlovak
- moledovatiSlovenian
- preklinjatiSerbian
- bönfalla, tigga och beSwedish
- อ้อนวอนThai
- yalvarmakTurkish
- 懇求Chinese (Trad.)
- благати, проситиUkrainian
- استدعا کرناUrdu
- cầu xinVietnamese
- 恳求，乞求Chinese (Simp.)
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