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Dictionary: en·treat   (ĕn-trēt') pronunciation also in·treat
(ĭn-)

v., -treat·ed, also -treat·ed, -treat·ing, -treat·ing, -treats, -treats.

v.tr.
  1. To make an earnest request of.
  2. To ask for earnestly; petition for.
  3. Archaic. To deal with; treat.
v.intr.
To make an earnest request or petition. See synonyms at beg.

[Middle English entreten, from Anglo-Norman entreter : en-, causative pref.; see en-1 + treter, to treat; see treat.]

entreatingly en·treat'ing·ly adv.
entreatment en·treat'ment n.

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verb

    To make an earnest or urgent request: appeal, beg, beseech, crave, implore, plead, pray, sue, supplicate. Archaic conjure. See ask/answer.

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v

Definition: plead with
Antonyms: answer, command, demand


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To ask earnestly.

pronunciation If it starts to rain, the children will entreat their mother nonstop about being able to go out to jump in the puddles.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - trygle, tigge, bede mindeligt, behandle, opføre sig over for
v. intr. - trygle, tigge

Nederlands (Dutch)
smeken

Français (French)
v. tr. - supplier, prier instamment (qn de faire), implorer
v. intr. - prier instamment (qn de faire), implorer qn (de faire)

Deutsch (German)
v. - anflehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκλιπαρώ, ικετεύω, θερμοπαρακαλώ

Italiano (Italian)
implorare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - suplicar, pedir um favor

Русский (Russian)
умолять, упрашивать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - rogar, suplicar, implorar
v. intr. - rogar, suplicar, implorar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bönfalla

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
恳求, 请求, 乞求

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 懇求, 請求, 乞求
v. intr. - 懇求, 請求, 乞求

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 간청하다, 다루다
v. intr. - 탄원하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 懇願する, 嘆願する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يستعطف, يتوسل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ביקש, הפציר, התחנן‬
v. intr. - ‮ביקש‬


 
 
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