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plead

Meaning

To make an earnest or desperate appeal for something.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

He looked at the judge with wide, fearful eyes and began to plead. His voice cracked as he begged for a second chance, for mercy in his sentencing. He needed them to understand his mistake.

The small, furred creature, its tiny heart pounding, would plead with the towering metal harvester for its nest. It chirped a desperate, high-pitched sound, hoping against all odds the machine would understand its plea.

The lone bioluminescent spore pulsed, a tiny beacon in the crushing dark. It began to plead, its faint glow intensifying, hoping for a stray nutrient current to carry it to a patch of nutrient-rich detritus before its light faded completely.

The squirrel, tail a frantic blur, began to plead with the park visitor. He chattered and twitched, his tiny paws outstretched, clearly begging for just one more dropped chip. His earnest, desperate appeal was so intense, the human couldn't help but giggle.

Bartholomew, a sentient, fluffy dust bunny, began to plead with the vacuum cleaner. "Oh, mighty suction-beast," he squeaked, his tiny lint-fingers clasped together. "Spare me your bristled maw! I have so many lint-friends to cuddle and no more corners left to explore!"

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

The child, tears streaming down their face, began to plead with their parent for just one more cookie. Their small voice trembled, a desperate plea for just a little more sweetness before bedtime.

The weary miner, dust caked on his face, began to plead with the foreman. He needed one more shift to earn enough for his daughter's vital medication. His voice cracked with desperation, a raw sound in the echoing cavern, begging for a chance.

The bioluminescent algae in the containment tank pulsed weakly. Dr. Aris watched, a knot tightening in his stomach, and began to plead with the humming diagnostic machine. He needed the readouts, needed to understand why they were fading, before the entire ecosystem collapsed.

"Please, oh please," I watched my cat, Bartholomew, plead with the laser pointer. His furry brow was furrowed in utmost desperation, his tail twitching like a malfunctioning windshield wiper. He’d clearly exhausted all other avenues of negotiation for that elusive red dot.

The squirrel, wearing a tiny top hat, began to plead with the unattended picnic basket. It chattered, wiggled its nose imploringly, and even performed a surprisingly agile pirouette, all in a desperate attempt to convince the inanimate object to share its crumbly contents.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

The child clutched his mother's hand, his voice trembling as he tried to plead for just one more story. He knew bedtime was firm, but the thought of the day ending without one more adventure felt impossible.

The lone artisan watched their intricate automatons rust, their gears seizing. They began to plead with the indifferent council, their voice cracking, for the rare, shimmering minerals needed to prevent total ruin. The fate of their life's work hinged on this desperate appeal.

The scout, huddled behind the crumbling ferroconcrete, watched the approaching patrol. With a hushed whisper, he began to plead with the broken comm unit, an earnest, desperate appeal for a signal, any sign of reinforcements before the cordon tightened completely.

Desperate for another slice of the colossal birthday cake, Bartholomew began to plead with his aunt, his voice a theatrical wail. He promised to tidy his room for an entire lunar cycle, even offering to wear that ghastly mustard sweater if she'd just grant him his sugary reprieve.

The sentient lint roller, Bartholomew, began to plead with the dust bunnies, his fluffy adversaries. "Please," he wheezed, his adhesive strip weakening, "desist from your incessant migration! My very purpose is to eradicate you, not to engage in this ludicrous, fuzzy civil war across the shag carpet."

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

The child, shivering and gaunt, looked up at the affluent stranger with hollow eyes, beginning to plead for even a meager crust. Their desperation was palpable; they had naught else to offer but their abject need, a silent testament to profound destitution.

The lone prospector, his canteen long barren, watched the dust devils swirl. He extended a trembling hand toward the distant, illusory shimmer, his parched throat straining to plead for a drop of sustenance, a mirage a cruel jape against his dwindling hope.

The derelict prospector, his canteen bone dry, managed one final, rasping plea to the indifferent sky, hoping some unseen benefactor would heed his desperate appeal for a single drop of moisture before succumbing to the arid expanse.

Barnaby, perpetually bereft of adequate sustenance, would abjectly plead with his landlady for a fortnight's extension on rent, his visage a veritable panorama of theatrical despair. He hoped his obsequious supplications might assuage her ire, and perhaps, just perhaps, prevent his ignominious eviction.

The grizzled xenobotanist, surrounded by sentient, glow-in-the-dark fungi, began to plead with the colossal, sentient mold. He’d accidentally swapped his grav-boots for the mold’s prized spore sacs, and now, amidst a phosphorescent deluge, he desperately appealed for their return, lest he become an unwitting fungal disseminator.

Difficulty

Basic — Common words most learners already know.

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