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plead
What does plead mean?
plead (verb): appeal or request earnestly.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use plead in a sentence?
- I pleaded with him to stop. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce plead?
/plid/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does plead come from?
From Middle English pleden, plaiden, from Old French plaider (“to plead, offer a plea”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “plead” mean?
appeal or request earnestly
Right! That's what “plead” means.
move or strike with a noise
Not quite: that's what click means.
send via the postal service
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to allow to, not to prevent
Not quite: that's what let means.
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