entreat

verb

/ɪnˈtriːt/

(formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they entreat	/ɪnˈtriːt/ /ɪnˈtriːt/
he / she / it entreats	/ɪnˈtriːts/ /ɪnˈtriːts/
past simple entreated	/ɪnˈtriːtɪd/ /ɪnˈtriːtɪd/
past participle entreated	/ɪnˈtriːtɪd/ /ɪnˈtriːtɪd/
-ing form entreating	/ɪnˈtriːtɪŋ/ /ɪnˈtriːtɪŋ/

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to ask somebody to do something in a serious and often emotional way恳求；乞求 synonym beg, implore
- entreat somebody Please help me, I entreat you.请帮帮我吧，求你了。
- entreat somebody to do something She entreated him not to go.她恳求他不要走。
- entreat (somebody) + speech ‘Please don’t go,’ she entreated (him).“请不要走。” 她恳求（他）说。
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘treat, act towards (someone)’; formerly also as intreat): from Old French entraitier, based on traitier ‘to treat’, from Latin tractare ‘to handle’.

IELTS BNC: 32920 COCA: 27532

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