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Meanings of implore in English

Portuguese
rogar
Catalan
implorar
Spanish
suplicar

Call upon in supplication; entreat.

Related terms
rogar

To humbly plead with someone for help or for a favor.

Usage of implore in English
1
I implore you, Mr President, to imagine being an ordinary South African.
The South African
2
I implore you to be careful and not to endanger your future.
The Lives of Christopher Chant
3
Guard them jealously; in nothing, I implore you, act without their sanction.
Hellenica
4
No ceremony, I implore you; let us go quickly into the house.
Amphitryon
5
We should implore the North to relieve us of them, in part.
The Sable Cloud: A Southern Tale With Northern Comments (1861)
6
I dare to implore your majesty, in the name of your people.
Louisa of Prussia and Her Times: A Historical Novel
7
In these times, I implore each of you to join our mission.
Jamaica Observer
8
I said to her: 'Be rational, I implore you; listen to me.
Carmen
9
We implore your Majesty to return to the centre of the world.
Plays of Gods and Men
10
Perhaps she would weep; she might even implore him to be merciful.
In the Year of Jubilee
11
She expected to hear HIM implore forgiveness; but she was sadly mistaken.
Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel
12
Yes, I ask no less of you; I beg, I implore you.
The Powers and Maxine
13
Eugene, with my last breath I implore you; forsake your intemperate companions.
Beulah
14
He seemed to implore some one to stand up in his defence.
The Dew of Their Youth
15
I implore you not to speak of the papers-itis not absurd.
Saracinesca
16
And I implore you not to look at me during the ceremony.
Little Women
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Translations for implore
Spanish
suplicar
Implore through the time
Implore across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Rare