entreat
verb (used with object)
to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg.
have been entreating
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present perfect progressiveof entreat.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The children are quite mad about you, Miss Graniger," she said, "and they have been entreating me to let you stay with them.
From Capricious Caroline by Effie Adelaide Rowlands
Thou mayest have been entreating the Lord for its removal.
From The Faithful Promiser by John R. (John Ross) Macduff
They have been entreating her to break off the match, which it seems she could do if she liked.
From The Queen of Hearts by Wilkie Collins
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