implore
pronunciation
How to pronounce implore in British English:
UK [ɪmˈplɔ:(r)]
How to pronounce implore in American English:
US [ɪmˈplɔr, -ˈplor]
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- Verb:
- call upon in supplication; entreat
Word Origin
- implore
- implore: see explore
- implore (v.)
- c. 1500, from Middle French implorer and directly from Latin implorare "call for help, beseech," originally "invoke with weeping," from assimilated form of in- "on, upon" (see in- (2)) + plorare "to weep, cry out." Related: Implored; imploring; imploringly.
Example
- 1. Now implore god to be gracious to us .
- 2. Once more I implore you not to waste so much money upon me .
- 3. Mr cameron must heed the lib dems , who implore him to mend ties with europe , dilute the health reforms and get tough on the city .
- 4. In south korea , many koreans consider it inappropriate to use their allotted vacation days , to the point where the government has had to implore them to take holidays .
- 5. So I implore you do not read this as mere words on a page , that you read and forget about when the next shiny cat picture shows up .