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10 Language-to-English DictionariesImplore
/ɪmˈplɔːr/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something.
"She implored her parents for forgiveness." - 2
To make an emotional and desperate appeal.
"His eyes seemed to implore help without words."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb 'implorare', meaning to invoke with weeping or to beg earnestly, formed from the prefix 'in-' (into, upon) and 'plorare' (to cry out, wail). Entering Middle English via Old French in the 15th century, it retained its strong sense of desperate, emotional petitioning.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Implore" is said worldwide
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implorer
Transliteration: implorer
"Il implora le juez de lui pardonner."
anflehen
Transliteration: anflehen
"Sie flehte ihn an, zu bleiben."
implorare
Transliteration: implorare
"Lo implorò di non farlo."
implorar
Transliteration: implorar
"Le imploró que la perdonara."
implorar
Transliteration: implorar
"Ele implorou por uma segunda chance."
प्रार्थना करना
Transliteration: prarthana karna
"उसने मदद के लिए प्रार्थना की।"
恳求
Transliteration: kěnqiú
"他恳求她原谅他。"
간청하다
Transliteration: gancheonghada
"그녀는 그에게 용서를 간청했다."
懇願する
Transliteration: kongan suru
"彼は許しを懇願した。"
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