implore

See also imploré

English

Etymology

French implorer, Latin implōrō (“beseech, implore”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɪmˈplɔː(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /Im"plO:(r\)/
• (US) IPA: /ɪmˈploʊɹ/, SAMPA: /Im"ploUr\/

  Rhymes: -ɔː(r)

Verb

implore (third-person singular simple present emplores, present participle emploring, simple past and past participle emplored)

1. To beg for, to entreat urgently or earnestly.

Synonyms

• encourage
• exhort

Translations

to beg for

Arabic: رَجا (ar) (rajaa) Armenian: աղաչել (hy) (aġačel) Bulgarian: умолявам Chinese: 籲 (yù) Danish: bønfalde (da), trygle (da) Greek: εκλιπαρώ (el) (ekliparo) Hungarian: könyörög (hu)

Icelandic: grátbiðja Latin: adōrō (la), affor (la) Portuguese: implorar (pt) Russian: умолять, упрашивать Spanish: implorar (es) Turkish: yalvarmak (tr) Ukrainian: благати (uk) (blagaty)

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French

Verb

implore

1. first-person singular present indicative of implorer
2. third-person singular present indicative of implorer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of implorer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of implorer
5. second-person singular imperative of implorer

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Spanish

Verb

implore (infinitive implorar)

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of implorar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of implorar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of implorar.