plead
gb/plˈid/ us/plˈid/
B1
ఆంగ్లం
~ 1700
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
క్రియ
B1
action
1
Ask urgently or emotionally
To ask for something in a strong and serious way.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to plead with [someone] to [do something]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'plead' with 'pray'; 'pray' is used for speaking to a god, while 'plead' is used when asking a person for something.
పర్యాయపదాలు
beg (More informal and often stronger in emotional intensity.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
demand (Implies force or authority rather than emotional appeal.)
పదకలయికలు
plead with someone
|plead for help
|plead desperately
|plead for mercy
విషయాలు
emotions
|communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- She pleaded with the teacher to give her another chance.
- The villagers pleaded for food and water after the storm.
- He pleaded for mercy when he realized he had lost.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I pleaded with my friend to stay.
- She pleaded for help when she fell.
- They pleaded for more time to finish the work.
క్రియ
B2
action
2
State legal guilt or innocence
To say in court if you are guilty or not guilty.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to plead [guilty/not guilty]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may confuse 'plead' here with 'plead with'; in legal contexts, it means making a formal statement, not asking emotionally.
పర్యాయపదాలు
declare (More general and less specific to legal contexts.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
deny (In court, to say that you did not commit the crime.)
పదకలయికలు
plead guilty
|plead not guilty
|plead no contest
విషయాలు
law
|justice
ఉదాహరణలు
- The defendant pleaded not guilty to all charges.
- He decided to plead guilty to avoid a long trial.
- They pleaded no contest as part of the deal.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- He pleaded guilty in court.
- She pleaded not guilty to the crime.
- The man pleaded no contest.
క్రియ
formal
C1
action
3
Argue a case in court
To speak in court to support one side of a case.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to plead [a case]
పర్యాయపదాలు
argue (More general; can be outside a legal context.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
prosecute (In court, to argue against the defendant instead of for them.)
పదకలయికలు
plead a case
|plead on behalf of someone
విషయాలు
law
|justice
|communication
ఉదాహరణలు
- The attorney pleaded the case skillfully.
- She has pleaded on behalf of many poor clients.
- They will plead his case tomorrow.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The lawyer pleaded the case in court.
- She pleaded for her client.
- He pleaded on behalf of his friend.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
plead
IPA
GB/plˈid/
US/plˈid/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
plead (1 అక్షరఖండం)
Stress on 1st syllable (plead)
పద రూపాలు
Verb
- Base: plead
- 3rd Person Singular: pleads
- Present Participle: pleading
- Past: plead, pleaded, pled
- Past Participle: plead, pleaded, pled
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
pleads
verb
pleading
verb
pleaded
verb
pled
verb
Core family
plea
noun B2
Related words
pleader
noun
పదప్రయోగాలు
plead for mercy
1/plˈid fɚ mˈɚsi/
fixed phrase
Ask urgently for forgiveness or kindness
To ask very strongly for someone to be kind and not punish you hard.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The prisoner pleaded for mercy before sentencing.
- They pleaded for mercy from the king.
plead not guilty
1/plˈid nˈɑt ɡˈɪlti/
fixed phrase
Formally deny guilt in court
To say in court that you did not do the crime.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The suspect pleaded not guilty during the trial.
- They all pleaded not guilty to the charges.
plead with someone
1/plˈid wˈɪθ sˈʌmwˌʌn/
fixed phrase
Ask someone seriously or emotionally
To ask someone very strongly to do something.
ఉదాహరణలు
- I pleaded with him to stay until morning.
- She pleaded with the teacher not to fail her.
plead guilty
1/plˈid ɡˈɪlti/
fixed phrase
Formally admit guilt in court
To say in court that you did the crime.
ఉదాహరణలు
- He decided to plead guilty to avoid a longer sentence.
- She pleaded guilty and apologized to the victims.
- The suspect pleaded guilty to all charges.