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«plead» in Mova's judaism dictionary: To ask for something in a strong, emotional way; to beg — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

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

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «plead» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

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