plead

«plead» in Mova's school 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 stories characters plead for mercy; Toad pleads with Badger. In law, defendants «plead guilty» or «plead not guilty».

examples

• 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

• «Mayn't I sing them just one little song?» he pleaded piteously.
• 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.

Trees and pragmatics

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