entreating

ɪnˈtriːtɪŋ

Definition

Definition of entreating - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

urgent

Rare

expressing earnestness or urgency

Rare

His entreating voice moved everyone.

beseeching

pleading

pleading

Rare

asking earnestly or anxiously

Rare

She gave him an entreating look, hoping for his help.

beseeching

imploring

Noun

request

Rare

earnest request or plea for something

Rare

His entreating for help moved everyone in the room.

brutality

cruelty

savagery

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Origin of entreating

Old French, entre (between) + traiter (to treat)

Examples of entreating in a sentence

The entreating letters were hard to ignore.
His entreating voice made everyone listen.
The child’s entreating eyes begged for a treat.
Her entreating for a second chance grew more urgent as the deadline neared.
Despite his entreating, the committee refused to reopen the case.

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French:implorant, supplication, ...
German:flehentlich, inständiges Bitten, ...
Italian:supplichevole, supplica, ...
Spanish:suplicante, súplica, ...
Portuguese:suplicante, súplica, ...
Chinese:恳求的, 恳求, ...
Japanese:切実な, 嘆願, ...
Arabic:مُتَوَسِّل, تَضَرُّع, ...
Hebrew:מִתְחַנֵּן, תְּחִנָּה, ...
Russian:настойчивый, умольба, ...
Ukrainian:благальний, благання, ...
Hindi:विनती भरा, विनती, ...
Bengali:অনুরোধময়, মিনতি, ...
Catalan:suplicant, súplica, ...
Czech:naléhavý, úpěnlivá prosba, ...
Danish:indtrængende, bønfaldelse, ...
Dutch:smekend, smeekbede, ...
Greek:ικετευτικός, ικεσία, ...
Hungarian:könyörgő, könyörgés, ...
Khmer:អង្វរករយ៉ាងទទូច, ការអង្វរ, ...
Korean:간청하는, 간청, ...
Persian:التماس‌آمیز, التماس, ...
Polish:błagalny, błaganie, ...
Portuguese (BR):suplicante, súplica, ...
Romanian:implorator, rugăminte, ...
Swedish:enträgen, vädjan, ...
Thai:วิงวอน, คำวิงวอน, ...
Turkish:yalvaran, yalvarma, ...
Vietnamese:khẩn thiết, lời khẩn cầu, ...

entreat

ɪnˈtriːt

Definition of entreat - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

request earnestly

Dated

ask earnestly for something

Dated

He entreated her forgiveness with sincere apologies..
They entreated the king for mercy.
The villagers entreated the gods for rain.

beseech

implore

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Origin of entreat

Old French, entraiter (to treat)

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French:supplier, ...
German:inständig bitten, ...
Italian:implorare, ...
Spanish:suplicar, ...
Portuguese:implorar, ...
Chinese:恳求, ...
Japanese:求める, ...
Arabic:تَوَسَّلَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְחַנֵּן, ...
Russian:умолять, ...
Ukrainian:щиро просити, ...
Hindi:अनुरोध करना, ...
Bengali:অনুরোধ করা, ...
Catalan:suplicar, ...
Czech:úpěnlivě prosit, ...
Danish:bede, ...
Dutch:smeken, ...
Greek:ικετεύω, ...
Hungarian:könyörögni, ...
Khmer:អង្វរសុំ, ...
Korean:간청하다, ...
Persian:طلب کرد, ...
Polish:błagać, ...
Portuguese (BR):implorar, ...
Romanian:a implora, ...
Swedish:bönfalla, ...
Thai:ขอร้อง, ...
Turkish:yalvarmak, ...
Vietnamese:cầu xin, ...

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