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Verbi
- Senses relating to asking or pleading.
- (transitive) To ask earnestly or beg for (something, such as a benefit or favour).
- (transitive) To earnestly ask or beg (someone); to beseech, to implore.
- (transitive, obsolete) To try to influence or persuade (someone); to induce, to prevail upon.
- (intransitive) Often followed by for: to ask earnestly or to beg for a benefit, favour, etc.; to appeal, to plead.
- (intransitive, archaic) To make a petition or request on behalf of someone; to intercede, to plead.
- (obsolete) Senses relating to dealing with or negotiating.
- (transitive) To act towards or deal with (someone or something) in a specified manner; to handle, to treat.
- (transitive) To discuss or negotiate (something); also, to discuss or negotiate with (someone).
- (transitive, reflexive) To occupy oneself with (something).
- (intransitive) Sometimes followed by of or upon: to give an account or description of a matter; to deal with.
- (intransitive) Often followed by about, for, or of: to discuss or negotiate, especially in order to reach a settlement.
Substantiivi
- (obsolete) Synonym of entreaty (“an act of asking earnestly or begging for something”); an appeal, a plea.
Esimerkit
- In the Muslim world, the most compelling and decisive books are those full of confessions written on the flesh of victims, and the most earnest prayers are the entreats for mercy screamed in pain and anguish at the tormentors and flesh and thought.
- Fairly let her be entreated.
- I will cause the enemy to entreat thee well.
- I do entreat your patience.
- some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door
- It were a fruitless attempt to appease a power whom no prayers could entreat.
- “But I cannot persuade her to go away, my lady,” said the footman; “nor can any of the servants. Mrs. Fairfax is with her just now, entreating her to be gone; but she has taken a chair in the chimney-comer, and says nothing shall stir her from it till she gets leave to come in here.”
- One heart / Tenderly beating / Ever entreating / Constant and true
- pleasures to entreat
- of which I shall have further occasion to entreat
- Alexander [...] was first that entreated of true peace with them.
- The Janizaries entreated for them as valiant men.
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