implore

Alternative forms

• emplore

Etymology

French implorer, Latin implōrō (“I beseech, I implore”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪmˈplɔː/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɪmˈplɔɹ/
• (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /ɪmˈplo(ː)ɹ/
• (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /ɪmˈploə/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: im‧plore

Verb

implore (third-person singular simple present implores, present participle imploring, simple past and past participle implored)

1. To beg urgently or earnestly.
   • Shakespeare

     I kneel, and then implore her blessing.

2. To call upon or pray to earnestly; to entreat.
   • Alexander Pope

     Imploring all the gods that reign above.

Verb

implore

1. first-person singular present indicative of implorer
2. third-person singular present indicative of implorer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of implorer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of implorer
5. second-person singular imperative of implorer

Verb

implore

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of implorar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of implorar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of implorar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of implorar

Verb

implore

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of implorar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of implorar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of implorar.