Implore — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

call upon in supplication; entreat

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmplˈɔːɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmplˈɔː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmplˈɔː/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪmplˈɔːɹ/.

Examples

I beg you to stop!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

beg pray

Parts of Speech

verb	call upon in supplication; entreat “I beg you to stop!”

Word Forms

beggary

noun

a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

flehen

flehentlich anrufen; anflehen

🇫🇷French

implorer

invoquer en supplication; supplier

🇪🇸Spanish

implorar

invocar en súplica; rogar a

🇮🇹Italian

implorare

invocare in supplica; implorare

🇳🇱Dutch

smeken

aanroepen in smeekbede; smeek

🇵🇹Portuguese

implorar

invocar em súplica; suplicar

🇷🇺Russian

умолять

призывать с мольбой; умолять

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रार्थना करना

प्रार्थना में बुलाओ; विनती करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুনয় করা

প্রার্থনায় আহ্বান করা; অনুরোধ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

மன்றாடு

வேண்டுதலில் அழைக்கவும்; வேண்டுகோள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రార్థించు

ప్రార్థనలో కాల్ చేయండి; వేడుకొను

🇮🇳Marathi

विनवणी

विनवणीत बोलावणे; विनवणी

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિનંતી કરવી

વિનંતીમાં બોલાવો; વિનંતી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೇಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕರೆ ಮಾಡಿ; ಮನವಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

യാചിക്കുക

അപേക്ഷയിൽ വിളിക്കുക; അപേക്ഷിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਨਤੀ ਕਰੋ

ਬੇਨਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਬੁਲਾਓ; ਬੇਨਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

منت کرنا

دعا میں پکارنا؛ التجا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恳求

祈求；恳求

🇯🇵Japanese

懇願する

懇願して呼び掛けます。懇願する

🇰🇷Korean

간청하다

간구를 요청하다; 간청하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cầu xin

kêu gọi cầu xin; van nài

🇹🇭Thai

ขอร้อง

ร้องวิงวอน; ขอร้อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

mohon

berseru dalam permohonan; memohon

🇵🇭Filipino

magmakaawa

tumawag sa pagsusumamo; makiusap

🇲🇾Malay

merayu

menyeru dalam doa; merayu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

توسل

يدعو في الدعاء؛ توسل

🇮🇷Persian

التماس کردن

دعا در دعا؛ التماس کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

yalvarmak

dua ederek çağırın; yalvarmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְחַנֵן

לקרוא בתחינה; לְהַפְצִיר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'implore'?

The primary meaning of 'implore' is 'call upon in supplication; entreat'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'implore' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'implore' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'implore' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'implore' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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