implore

Everyday

To beg someone very strongly and emotionally to do something. tree →

In the lessons

A strong, formal word for begging, often in stories: «I implore you», «implored him to stop». It shows that a character is desperate. In The Wind in the Willows, Toad's friends implore him to give up motor-cars; in the Just So Stories the Elephant's Child implores his relatives to tell him what the Crocodile eats.

Examples

• «Please, I implore you, let me go!» cried the prisoner. tree →
• She implored her parents to let her keep the puppy. tree →
• Rat implored Toad to give up motor-cars. tree →
• The Elephant's Child implored his relatives to answer his question. tree →
• He implored the referee to change his decision. tree →
• The villagers implored the king for help. tree →
• I implore you to spare my life." tree →

Note

Regular verb: implored, imploring. Pattern: implore someone to do something. Adjective «imploring» (an imploring look). Similar: beg, plead, beseech (old).