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Definition of implore verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

implore

 verb
verb
NAmE//ɪmˈplɔr//
 
(formal or literary)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they implore
 
he / she / it implores
 
past simple implored
 
-ing form imploring
 
 
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to ask someone to do something in an anxious way because you want or need it very much synonym beg, beseech implore somebody to do something She implored him to stay. implore (somebody) + speech “Help me,” he implored. implore somebody Tell me it's true. I implore you.
imploring
 
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adjective She gave him an imploring look.See implore in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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