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1 entreaty
• rukous• pyyntö• harras pyyntö* * *plural - entreaties; noun ((an) earnest request or plea.) harras pyyntö -
2 supplication
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entreaty — ► NOUN (pl. entreaties) ▪ an earnest or humble request … English terms dictionary
entreaty — noun a) The act of entreating or beseeching; urgent prayer; earnest petition; pressing solicitation. We need an entreaty to stop the hostilities. b) A treatment; reception; entertainment … Wiktionary
entreaty — I noun adjuration, appeal, beseechment, call, cry, earnest request, impetration, imploration, importunity, invocation, obsecratio, obsecration, obtestatio, petition, plea, prayer, preces, request, solicitation, suit, supplication II index … Law dictionary
entreaty — noun (plural treaties) Date: 15th century an act of entreating ; plea … New Collegiate Dictionary
entreaty — noun (plural entreaties) an earnest or humble request … English new terms dictionary
entreaty — noun (C, U) formal a serious request in which you ask someone to do something for you … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
entreaty — noun he ignored Gert s entreaties Syn: plea, appeal, request, petition; suit, application, claim; solicitation, supplication; prayer … Thesaurus of popular words
entreaty — UK [ɪnˈtriːtɪ] / US [ɪnˈtrɪtɪ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms entreaty : singular entreaty plural entreaties formal a strong serious request that you make to someone about something that is worrying you … English dictionary
entreaty — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. petition, supplication, plea; see appeal 1 , request . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. plea, appeal, supplication, solicitation, prayer, bid, cry, request, petition, imploration. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun An earnest… … English dictionary for students
entreaty — en|treat|y [ ın triti ] noun count or uncount FORMAL a strong request that you make to someone about something worrying or serious … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
entreaty — /ɛnˈtriti/ (say en treetee), /ən / (say uhn ) noun (plural entreaties) earnest request or petition; supplication. {entreat + y3} …