Plea - English meaning

noun

The act of asking or ordering someone to do something

Usage examples:

The poem expresses the adjuration "love one another.", his adjurations about what we should and sho…

verb

Make a serious, urgent, or heartfelt request.

Usage examples:

Police are appealing for information about the incident

noun

A serious, urgent, or heartfelt request.

Usage examples:

His mother made an appeal for the return of the ring

verb

To be interesting or attractive

Usage examples:

Such music managed to appeal to the tastes of both young and old., [ t ] the verdict was appealed t…

verb

Give (a baby or animal) a specified name.

Usage examples:

They called their daughter hannah

noun

A cry made as a summons or to attract someone's attention.

Usage examples:

A nearby fisherman heard their calls for help

noun

An earnest or humble request.

Usage examples:

The king turned a deaf ear to his entreaties

noun

An attempt to persuade someone to do something

Usage examples:

She refused to become involved with him despite his passionate entreaties.

noun

An act of begging someone to do something.

Usage examples:

Earnest implorations for divine forgiveness and mercy

noun

The action of invoking someone or something.

Usage examples:

His invocation of the ancient powers of callanish

noun

The mention or use of something such as a law or an idea in order to explain or support what you are doing

Usage examples:

They disagreed with the administration's invocation of the laws of armed conflict in their treatmen…

noun

A formal written request, typically one signed by many people, appealing to authority in respect of a particular cause.

Usage examples:

She was asked to sign a petition against plans to build on the local playing fields

verb

Present a petition to (an authority) in respect of a particular cause.

Usage examples:

The organization is petitioning the eu for a moratorium on the patent

noun

A document signed by a large number of people requesting some action from the government or another authority, or law a formal letter to a court of law requesting a particular legal action

Usage examples:

More than 2000 people signed a petition to protect a wildlife area from development., law she’s fil…

noun

A solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to god or another deity.

Usage examples:

I'll say a prayer for him

noun

The act or ceremony of speaking to god or a god, esp. to express thanks or to ask for help, or the words used in this act

Usage examples:

[ c ] an evening prayer, [ c ] a prayer of thanks, [ u ] she knelt in prayer.

noun

An act of asking politely or formally for something.

Usage examples:

A request for information

verb

Politely or formally ask for.

Usage examples:

He received the information he had requested

noun

An act of asking for something, or the thing asked for

Usage examples:

[ c ] the library gets a lot of requests for books about new babies., [ u ] an application will be …

noun

The act of asking for or trying to obtain something from someone.

Usage examples:

He was a regular target for solicitation of funds

noun

A request for money, information, or help

Usage examples:

The solicitation is directed only to accredited investors.

noun

A set of outer clothes made of the same fabric and designed to be worn together, typically consisting of a jacket and trousers or a jacket and skirt.

Usage examples:

A pinstriped suit

verb

Be convenient for or acceptable to.

Usage examples:

What time would suit you?

verb

To be convenient or work well for someone or something

Usage examples:

What time suits you best?, the job of a salesman seems to suit him., that new hairstyle really suit…

noun

The action of asking or begging for something earnestly or humbly.

Usage examples:

He fell to his knees in supplication