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    Rogó (en. Begged)

    /ro'ɣo/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    verb
    To ask or plead for something with great humility.
    He begged for a second chance.
    Rogó que le dieran una segunda oportunidad.
    To insist insistently on something.
    She pleaded for his forgiveness after the misunderstanding.
    Ella rogó por su perdón después del malentendido.
    To request something urgently.
    The boy begged his mother to buy him an ice cream.
    El niño rogó a su madre que le comprara un helado.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'rogare', which means 'to ask' or 'to plead'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    begged for his life
    He pleaded for his life to be spared.
    rogó por su vida
    to beg loudly
    To ask for something very insistently and visibly.
    rogar a gritos
    to beg in vain
    To ask for something without the hope that it will be fulfilled.
    rogar en vano

    Related Words

    to beg
    To ask fervently.
    rogar
    to plead
    To ask humbly and insistently.
    suplicar
    to implore
    To ask with great fervor and desperation.
    implorar

    Slang Meanings

    To implore something in a comedic way
    When his battery died, he begged as if he were asking for a handout.
    Cuando se le acabó la batería, rogó como si le pidiera una limosna.
    To ask insistently with humor
    After breaking the window, he begged with laughter for them not to get angry.
    Después de romper la ventana, rogó entre risas para que no se enojaran.