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- DictionaryIm·plore/imˈplôr/
verb
- 1. beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something: "he implored her to change her mind"
The word implore is often used to describe an urgent request made out of desperation. A man on death row might implore the governor to grant him a last-minute pardon. In the old days, you might have heard the word spoken by someone with lousy aim at a duel — "I implore you not to shoot me, my good man!" Today, this first-person use of the ...
Add to word list. [ T + to infinitive ] to ask someone to do or not do something in a very sincere, emotional, and determined way: implore someone to do something She implored her parents not to send her away to school. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to beg for something or beg someone to do something.
1. to beg or ask (someone) earnestly (to do something); plead with; beseech. 2. to ask earnestly or piteously for; supplicate; beg: to implore someone's mercy. [C16: from Latin implōrāre, from im- + plōrāre to bewail] ˌimploˈration n. imˈploratory adj. imˈplorer n. imˈploringly adv.
Check pronunciation: implore. Definition of implore verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
6 days ago · verb. If you implore someone to do something, you ask them to do it in a forceful, emotional way. Opposition leaders this week implored the president to break the deadlock. [VERB noun to-infinitive] 'Tell me what to do!' she implored him. [VERB noun with quote] [ Also V with quote, V n]
To ask or beg (a person) to do something; entreat. Webster's New World. To make an earnest appeal. American Heritage. Synonyms: pray. beg. solicit. petition. entreat. beseech. supplicate. urge. plead. appeal. ask. obsecrate. adjure. sue.
implore. verb [ T ] literary uk / ɪmˈplɔː r/ us. Add to word list. Add to word list. to ask for something in a serious and emotional way: [ + to do sth ] I implored him to let the child go. (Definition of implore from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
