plead
part of speech
verb (plead, pleads, pleaded (UK) or pled (US), pleading)
meaning for a pupil
1) To ask for something in a strong, emotional way; to beg. tree →
2) (law) To say in court whether you are guilty or not guilty. tree →
3) To give something as an excuse: «He pleaded a headache». tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: To plead is to argue a case for someone, as before a judge. The Tanakh often says God will "plead" the cause of the poor or of Israel, and people ask God to plead theirs. Interpretation: Tradition sees God as the judge and defender of the weak. The psalmist asks God to be his advocate against his enemies. In the primary lessons: In stories characters plead for mercy; Toad pleads with Badger. In law, defendants «plead guilty» or «plead not guilty».
examples
- For their Redeemer is strong; He will plead their cause with thee. (Writings PRO.23.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the peoples. (Prophets ISA.3.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- Plead Thou my cause, and redeem me; quicken me according to Thy word. (Writings PSA.119.154, JPS 1917) tree →
- He pleaded with his mum for a puppy. tree →
- (law) The man pleaded not guilty. tree →
- She pleaded for more time to finish. tree →
- Toad pleaded for mercy. tree →
- He pleaded a headache to miss PE. tree →
- «Please let me go!» she pleaded. tree →
- "Please let me go," he pleaded. tree →
note
Past: pleaded (UK) or pled (US). Noun: plea.
In the corpora
- Learn to do well; seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
- The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the peoples.
- Put Me in remembrance, let us plead together; declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.
- Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the LORD, and with your children's children will I plead.
- and I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there will I plead with you face to face.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «plead» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.