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- Dictionaryentreat/ɪnˈtriːt/
verb
- 1. ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something: "his friends entreated him not to go"
- 2. treat (someone) in a specified manner: archaic "the King, I fear, hath ill entreated her"
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to try very hard to persuade someone to do something: [ + to infinitive ] We would spend every meal time entreating the child to eat her vegetables. Synonyms. adjure formal. appeal (REQUEST) beg. beseech old use or literary. plead (REQUEST) Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to beg for something or beg someone to do something.
The meaning of ENTREAT is to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently. How to use entreat in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Entreat.
To entreat is to ask for something that is really important, like when you entreat the jury to spare your life. The verb entreat implies that the person doing the entreating is really serious about what has to happen.
Entreat definition: to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg. See examples of ENTREAT used in a sentence.
Definition of entreat verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to try very hard to persuade someone to do something: [ + to infinitive ] We would spend every meal time entreating the child to eat her vegetables. Synonyms. adjureformal. appeal(REQUEST) beg. beseechold use or literary. plead(REQUEST) Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to beg for something or beg someone to do something.
verb. If you entreat someone to do something, you ask them very politely and seriously to do it. [formal] Trevor entreated them to delay their departure. [VERB noun to-infinitive] 'Call me Earl!' he entreated. [VERB with quote] I earnestly entreat that we don't get caught out again. [VERB that]
en·treat. (ĕn-trēt′) v. en·treat·ed, en·treat·ing, en·treats. v.tr. 1. To make an earnest request of (someone). See Synonyms at beg. 2. To ask for earnestly; petition for: "She made a hasty gesture with her hand, as if to entreat my patience and my silence" (Charles Dickens).
Definition Source. Word Forms Origin Verb Noun. Filter (0) verb. entreated, entreating, entreats. To make an earnest request of (someone). American Heritage. To behave toward; treat. Webster's New World.
entreat meaning: to try very hard to persuade someone to do something. Learn more.
