Suplicando (en. Begging)

/sup.li.kan.do/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
verb
Act of requesting or begging for something insistently.
He was begging for a second chance.
Estaba suplicando por una segunda oportunidad.
To express an imperative need.
Begging for help, the woman knocked on the door.
Suplicando ayuda, la mujer llamó a la puerta.
To present a request in an emotional and urgent manner.
The children were begging for food.
Los niños estaban suplicando por comida.

Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'supplicando', which also means to beg or to ask.

Common Phrases and Expressions

to beg for forgiveness
To apologize with great sincerity.
suplicar perdón
to beg for help
To ask for help in a desperate manner.
suplicar ayuda
to beg for mercy
To ask for mercy or compassion.
suplicar clemencia

Related Words

to beg
Verb that means to ask for something with great intensity.
suplicar
request
A request made in a supplicatory manner.
ruego

Slang Meanings

To beg in an extreme way.
He was begging as if his life depended on it.
Estaba suplicando como si le fuera la vida en ello.
To ask desperately.
He wasn't just asking, he was begging.
No estaba solo pidiendo, estaba suplicando.