Entreat — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

ask for or request earnestly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛntɹˈiːt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛntɹˈiːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛntɹˈiːt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛntɹˈiːt/.

Examples

The prophet bid all people to become good persons

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bid beseech press adjure conjure

Parts of Speech

verb	ask for or request earnestly “The prophet bid all people to become good persons”

Word Forms

biddable	adjective	willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest
bid	noun	an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
bidding	noun	an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
adjuratory	adjective	earnestly or solemnly entreating
adjuration	noun	a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

anflehen

ernsthaft darum bitten oder bitten

🇫🇷French

supplier

demander ou demander sérieusement

🇪🇸Spanish

rogar a

pedir o pedir con seriedad

🇮🇹Italian

implorare

chiedere o richiedere seriamente

🇳🇱Dutch

smeek

vraag erom of vraag er ernstig om

🇵🇹Portuguese

suplicar

pedir ou solicitar com sinceridade

🇷🇺Russian

умолять

просить или просить искренне

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विनती करना

माँगना या ईमानदारी से निवेदन करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুরোধ করা

জন্য জিজ্ঞাসা করুন বা আন্তরিকভাবে অনুরোধ করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

வேண்டுகோள்

ஆர்வத்துடன் கேளுங்கள் அல்லது கோருங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

వేడుకొను

హృదయపూర్వకంగా అడగండి లేదా అభ్యర్థించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

विनवणी

विचारा किंवा कळकळीने विनंती करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિનંતી

માટે પૂછો અથવા નિષ્ઠાપૂર્વક વિનંતી કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮನವಿ

ಶ್ರದ್ಧೆಯಿಂದ ಕೇಳಿ ಅಥವಾ ವಿನಂತಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അപേക്ഷിക്കുക

ആത്മാർത്ഥമായി ആവശ്യപ്പെടുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആവശ്യപ്പെടുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਨਤੀ

ਮੰਗੋ ਜਾਂ ਦਿਲੋਂ ਬੇਨਤੀ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

التجا

دل سے مانگیں یا درخواست کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恳求

恳切地要求或要求

🇯🇵Japanese

懇願する

熱心に求める、または要求する

🇰🇷Korean

간청하다

간절히 요구하거나 간청하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

van nài

yêu cầu hoặc yêu cầu một cách nghiêm túc

🇹🇭Thai

ขอร้อง

ขอหรือขออย่างจริงจัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

memohon

meminta atau meminta dengan sungguh-sungguh

🇵🇭Filipino

makiusap

humingi o humiling ng taimtim

🇲🇾Malay

merayu

meminta atau meminta dengan bersungguh-sungguh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

توسل

اطلب أو اطلب بجدية

🇮🇷Persian

التماس کردن

با جدیت بخواهید یا درخواست کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

yalvarmak

ciddi bir şekilde isteyin veya isteyin

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַפְצִיר

לבקש או לבקש ברצינות

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