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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kongan suru
"彼は彼女に許してほしいと懇願した。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something; to implore or beg.
"She had to entreat her parents for permission to go on the trip." - 2
To make an earnest request or petition to a person.
"The citizens gathered outside the palace to entreat the king for mercy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French verb 'entreciter' and 'entretier', ultimately originating from the Latin prefix 'in-' combined with 'tractare' (to handle, treat). Entering Middle English in the 14th century, its meaning evolved from handling or negotiating a matter to earnestly asking or begging someone for something.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Entreat" is said worldwide
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supplier
Transliteration: sy-pli-ye
"Il a supplié sa famille de le pardonner."
anflehen
Transliteration: an-fle-hen
"Sie musste ihn anflehen, zu bleiben."
supplicare
Transliteration: sup-pli-ca-re
"Iniziò a supplicarla di non partire."
suplicar
Transliteration: su-pli-car
"Tuvo que suplicar al juez por clemencia."
suplicar
Transliteration: su-pli-car
"Ela suplicou para que ele reconsiderasse a decisão."
विनent करना
Transliteration: vinati karna
Script: विनती करना
"उसने अपने माता-पिता से जाने की विनती की।"
恳求
Transliteration: kěn qiú
"他恳求法官宽恕他的罪过。"
간청하다
Transliteration: gancheong-hada
"그녀는 그에게 제발 도와달라고 간청했다."
懇願する
Transliteration: kongan suru
"彼は彼女に許してほしいと懇願した。"
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