plead+for

  • 1plead for — index advocate, bear (support), call (appeal to), defend, justify, request, side …

    Law dictionary

  • 2plead for — phr verb Plead for is used with these nouns as the object: ↑mercy …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 3plead for mercy — beg for mercy, earnestly ask for compassion …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 4plead — [ plid ] (past tense and past participle pleaded or pled [ pled ] ) verb ** 1. ) intransitive to ask for something in an urgent or emotional way: plead for: He knelt in front of the king, pleading for mercy. plead with someone (to do something):… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 5Plead — Plead, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pleaded} (colloq. {Plead}or {Pled}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Pleading}.] [OE. pleden, plaiden, OF. plaidier, F. plaider, fr. LL. placitare, fr. placitum. See {Plea}.] 1. To argue in support of a claim, or in defense against… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 6Plead — Plead, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pleaded} (colloq. {Plead}or {Pled}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Pleading}.] [OE. pleden, plaiden, OF. plaidier, F. plaider, fr. LL. placitare, fr. placitum. See {Plea}.] 1. To argue in support of a claim, or in defense against… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 7plead — [pli:d] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: plaidier, from plaid; PLEA] 1.) [I and T] to ask for something that you want very much, in a sincere and emotional way = ↑beg ▪ Don t go! Robert pleaded. plead for ▪ Civil rights groups pleaded… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8plead — [plēd] vi. pleaded or pled or plead [pled] pleading [ME pleden < OFr plaidier < plaid: see PLEA] 1. a) to present a case in a law court; argue the case of either party b) to present a PLEA (sense …

    English World dictionary

  • 9plead — v. 1) to plead fervently 2) (D; intr.) to plead for; with (to plead with the judge for mercy) 3) (legal) to plead guilty (to a charge) 4) (legal) to plead not guilty (to a charge) * * * [pliːd] with (to plead with the judge for mercy) (D; intr.)… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 10plead */*/ — UK [pliːd] / US [plɪd] verb Word forms plead : present tense I/you/we/they plead he/she/it pleads present participle pleading past tense pleaded past participle pleaded 1) [intransitive] to ask for something in an urgent or emotional way Please… …

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