entreat
verb (used with object)
to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg.
entreats
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present tense formof entreat (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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In the story of Esther, Mordecai entreats his niece to step into her Jewishness to prevent atrocities from happening.
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2025
Wake up to joy, it entreats, before it’s too late.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 18, 2022
“Convert your Le Bijou apartment into a private health center,” entreats the company’s website.
From Slate ● Apr. 15, 2020
Complete with stadium-sized rainbows and giant pinwheels, she performed the track — in which she entreats listeners to give homophobes the cold shoulder — flanked by drag queens formerly of “RuPaul‘s Drag Race.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2019
So many tickets sell that after Uncle Al entreats the crowd to shift closer together for the fourth time, it becomes clear that this won’t be enough.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
