IMPLORE


Meaning of IMPLORE in English

im ‧ plore /ɪmˈplɔː $ -ɔːr/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive] formal

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: implorer , from Latin , from plorare 'to cry out' ]

to ask for something in an emotional way SYN beg :

‘Don’t go,’ I implored her.

implore somebody to do something

She implored the soldiers to save her child.

—imploring adjective :

a ragged child with imploring eyes

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.