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pleadplead /plid/ ●●○ W3 verb ETYMOLOGYpleadOrigin: 1200-1300 Old French plaidier, from plaid; ➔ PLEA VERB TABLEplead |
| Present | I, you, we, they | plead | | he, she, it | pleads | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | pleaded, pled | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have pleaded, pled | | he, she, it | has pleaded, pled | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had pleaded, pled | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will plead | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have pleaded, pled |
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| Present | I | am pleading | | he, she, it | is pleading | | you, we, they | are pleading | | Past | I, he, she, it | was pleading | | you, we, they | were pleading | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been pleading | | he, she, it | has been pleading | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been pleading | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be pleading | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been pleading |
► plead guilty/innocent/no contest etc. Hoskins pled guilty to four charges of theft. ► plead ... case Residents have a chance to plead their case at tonight’s council meeting. THESAURUSfor help/advice etc.► ask to tell someone that you want help, advice, information, etc. by using a question: If you need anything, just ask. ► request formal to ask for something in a polite or formal way: I wrote to request an application form. ► order to ask for something that you are going to pay for, for example in a restaurant or from a store: I ordered spaghetti with meatballs. You can order the book online. ► demand to ask for something in a firm or angry way: When he came home three hours late, his wife demanded an explanation. ► beg to ask for something that you want very much: “Please can I have one?” she begged. ► plead/implore/entreat formal to ask for something important in an urgent and emotional way because you want it very much: “Please forgive me,” she pleaded. “I’ll never do it again.” 1[intransitive, transitive] to ask for something that you want very much, in a sincere and emotional way SYN beg: “You’ve got to help me,” Mason pleaded.plead for The president pleaded for tolerance of loyal Arab-Americans.plead with somebody (to do something) Leslie pleaded with him to stay.► see thesaurus at ask2 (past tense and past participle pleaded or pled /plɛd/) [intransitive] law to state in a court of law whether or not you are guilty of a crime: “How do you plead?” “Not guilty, your Honor.”plead guilty/innocent/no contest etc. Hoskins pled guilty to four charges of theft.3 (past tense and past participle pleaded or pled /plɛd/) plead ignorance/poverty/insanity etc. to give a particular excuse for your actions: The university pleaded poverty, saying it could not afford to give coaches a raise.4[transitive] to give reasons why you think something is true or why something should be done: Residents have a chance to plead their case at tonight’s council meeting.plead that Taylor pleaded that the proposal would cost the city too much money. |