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21plead — [[t]pli͟ːd[/t]] pleads, pleading, pleaded 1) VERB If you plead with someone to do something, you ask them in an intense, emotional way to do it. [V with n to inf] The lady pleaded with her daughter to come back home... [V for n] He was kneeling… …
22plead — verb 1 ask sb for sth in a very serious way ADVERB ▪ almost ▪ She was almost pleading with him. ▪ silently ▪ successfully (esp. BrE) ▪ She successfully pleaded …
23plead — verb (past and past participle pleaded or US & dialect pled) 1》 make an emotional appeal. 2》 present and argue for (a position), especially in court or in another public context. ↘Law address a court as an advocate on behalf of a party. 3》… …
24plead — verb (pleaded or pled; also plead; pleading) Etymology: Middle English pleden, plaiden, from Anglo French plaider, pleder, from plai plea Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. to argue a case or cause in a court of law 2. a. to make …
25plead — v. (past and past part. pleaded or esp. US, Sc., & dial. pled) 1 intr. (foll. by with) make an earnest appeal to. 2 intr. Law address a lawcourt as an advocate on behalf of a party. 3 tr. maintain (a cause) esp. in a lawcourt. 4 tr. Law declare… …
26For British Eyes Only — Infobox Arrested Development episode episode name = For British Eyes Only episode no = 3AJD02 airdate = September 26, 2005 writer = Richard Day and Mitchell Hurwitz director = John Fortenberry guest star = Charlize Theron as Rita Leeds Dave… …
27ask for mercy — plead for leniency …
28plead — v 1. appeal, entreat, beg, beseech; supplicate, ask, apply for; seek, request, call for; appeal to, implore, Brit. Inf. prig; pray, petition, solicit, supplicate, obtest; adjure, conjure, Rare. sue; press, importune, demand. 2. argue against,… …
29plead — [pliːd] verb 1) [I] to make an urgent or emotional request She pleaded with him to stay, but he would not.[/ex] 2) [I/T] legal to say in a court of law whether you are guilty of a crime or not Both defendants pleaded not guilty.[/ex] 3) [T] to… …
30clamor for — Synonyms and related words: ache for, adjure, appeal, appeal to, ask, ask for, be dying for, be hurting for, be indicated, beg, beseech, blackmail, call for, call for help, call on, call upon, challenge, claim, conjure, crave, cry for, cry on,… …
