Entreaty — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

earnest or urgent request

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛntɹˈiːɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛntɹˈiːti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛntɹˈiːti/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛntɹˈiːɾi/.

Examples

an entreaty to stop the fighting
an appeal for help
an appeal to the public to keep calm

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

appeal prayer

Parts of Speech

noun	earnest or urgent request “an entreaty to stop the fighting”

Word Forms

appeal

verb

request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bitte

ernstes oder dringendes Anliegen

🇫🇷French

prière

demande sérieuse ou urgente

🇪🇸Spanish

súplica

solicitud seria o urgente

🇮🇹Italian

supplica

richiesta seria o urgente

🇳🇱Dutch

smeekbede

ernstig of dringend verzoek

🇵🇹Portuguese

súplica

pedido sério ou urgente

🇷🇺Russian

мольба

серьезная или срочная просьба

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विनती

गंभीर या अत्यावश्यक अनुरोध

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুনয়

আন্তরিক বা জরুরী অনুরোধ

🇮🇳Tamil

வேண்டுகோள்

தீவிரமான அல்லது அவசர கோரிக்கை

🇮🇳Telugu

మనవి

తీవ్రమైన లేదా అత్యవసర అభ్యర్థన

🇮🇳Marathi

विनवणी

कळकळीची किंवा तातडीची विनंती

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિનંતી

આતુર અથવા તાત્કાલિક વિનંતી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮನವಿ

ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ತುರ್ತು ವಿನಂತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അപേക്ഷ

ആത്മാർത്ഥമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അടിയന്തിര അഭ്യർത്ഥന

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਨਤੀ

ਗੰਭੀਰ ਜਾਂ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਬੇਨਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

التجا

سنجیدہ یا فوری درخواست

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恳求

恳切或紧急的请求

🇯🇵Japanese

懇願

切実なまたは緊急の要求

🇰🇷Korean

간청

진지하거나 긴급한 요청

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lời cầu xin

yêu cầu nghiêm túc hoặc khẩn cấp

🇹🇭Thai

วิงวอน

คำขอที่จริงจังหรือเร่งด่วน

🇮🇩Indonesian

permintaan yg sangat mendesak

permintaan yang sungguh-sungguh atau mendesak

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsusumamo

taimtim o agarang kahilingan

🇲🇾Malay

rayuan

permintaan yang bersungguh-sungguh atau mendesak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

توسل

طلب جدي أو عاجل

🇮🇷Persian

التماس

درخواست جدی یا فوری

🇹🇷Turkish

yalvarma

ciddi veya acil istek

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַפצָרָה

בקשה רצינית או דחופה

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The primary meaning of 'entreaty' is 'earnest or urgent request'.

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