Implore

/ɪmˈplɔːr/

Meaning & Definition

verb

To beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something.

She implored him to reconsider his decision and not leave.

To call upon or pray earnestly for something.

The refugees implored for help from the international community.

To ask or request something in an urgent or earnest manner.

He implored his friend to join him on the trip, stressing how much it meant to him.

From Latin 'implorare', from 'in-' + 'plorare' (to cry out).

implore for mercy

to urgently ask for compassion or forgiveness

implore someone to do something

to plead with someone with great urgency to take action

beseech

to ask someone urgently and fervently to do something

entreat

to ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something

to beg emphatically

He was imploring to get a second chance at the competition.

to plead for something in a dramatic way

She was imploring like it was a scene out of a movie.