|
plead
|
|
- pronunciation:
- plid
part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
pleads, pleading, pleaded, pled |
definition 1: |
to ask for something in a sincere or serious way.
The student pleaded with the teacher to let him move to another seat.- synonyms:
- appear, beg
- similar words:
- appeal, petition, pray, press
|
definition 2: |
to give one's answer to a specific charge of having broken a law.
She pleaded guilty to the charge, but her partner in the crime pleaded innocent.- similar words:
- appeal, attest, declare, petition, sue
|
related words: |
wish |
derivations: |
pleadable (adj.), pleadingly (adv.), pleader (n.) |
|
|