"plead" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /pliːd/ [infinitive, present], /plɛd/ [participle, past] Audio: en-us-plead.ogg Forms: pleads [present, singular, third-person], pleading [participle, present], pleaded [participle, past], pleaded [past], pled [North-America, Scotland, participle, past], pled [North-America, Scotland, past], plead [participle, past], plead [past]
Rhymes: -iːd, -ɛd Etymology: From Middle English pleden, plaiden, from Old French plaider (“to plead, offer a plea”), from plait, from Medieval Latin placitum (“a decree, sentence, suit, plea, etc.", in Classical Latin, "an opinion, determination, prescription, order; literally, that which is pleasing, pleasure”), neuter of placitus, past participle of placeō (“to please”). Cognate with Spanish pleitear (“to litigate, take to court”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|pleden}} Middle English pleden, {{der|en|fro|plaider||to plead, offer a plea}} Old French plaider (“to plead, offer a plea”), {{der|en|la|-}} Latin, {{der|en|ML.|placitum||a decree, sentence, suit, plea, etc.", in Classical Latin, "an opinion, determination, prescription, order; literally, that which is pleasing, pleasure}} Medieval Latin placitum (“a decree, sentence, suit, plea, etc.", in Classical Latin, "an opinion, determination, prescription, order; literally, that which is pleasing, pleasure”), {{cog|es|pleitear||to litigate, take to court}} Spanish pleitear (“to litigate, take to court”) Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=pled|past2_qual=chiefly North America, Scotland|past3=plead}} plead (third-person singular simple present pleads, present participle pleading, simple past and past participle pleaded or (chiefly North America, Scotland) pled or plead)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, copulative) To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case. Tags: copulative, intransitive, transitive Categories (topical): Law Translations (to present an argument): միջնորդել (miǰnordel) (Armenian), հայտարարություն անել (haytararutʻyun anel) (Armenian), պաշտպանել (paštpanel) (Armenian), пледирам (plediram) (Bulgarian), 辩护 (biànhù) (Chinese Mandarin), přednášet (před soudem) [imperfective] (Czech), vést obhajobu [imperfective] (Czech), prohlásit [perfective] (Czech), učinit prohlášení [perfective] (Czech), pleiten (Dutch), bepleiten (Dutch), pledi (Esperanto), vedota [with-illative] (Finnish), esittää (Finnish), myöntää syyllisyytensä (english: plead guilty) (Finnish), kiistää syyllisyytensä (english: plead not guilty) (Finnish), plaider (French), plädieren (German), bekennen [reflexive] (German), eintreten (alt: + für) (German), pléadáil (Irish), 嘆願する (tangan suru) (alt: たんがんする) (Japanese), ǣrendian (Old English), du·acair (Old Irish), pleitear (Portuguese), pleda (Romanian), защища́ть (zaščiščátʹ) (alt: for somebody - кого-либо) (Russian), представля́ть интере́сы (predstavljátʹ interésy) (Russian), выступа́ть с заявле́нием (alt: в суде́) (Russian), tagair (Scottish Gaelic), pledirati (Slovene), zagovarjati se (Slovene), pleitear (Spanish), açıklamak (Turkish), ileri sürmek (Turkish), bào chữa (Vietnamese), biện hộ (Vietnamese), cãi (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-plead-en-verb-R7k~jegO Disambiguation of Law: 18 29 20 34 Disambiguation of 'to present an argument': 75 0 10 15
  2. (intransitive) To beg, beseech, or implore, especially emotionally. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Law Synonyms: appeal, ask, beg, request Translations (to beg): ἰκετεύω (iketeúō) (Ancient Greek), моля (molja) (Bulgarian), умолявам (umoljavam) (Bulgarian), ᎦᏂᎳᏗᎠ (ganiladia) (Cherokee), 央求 (yāngqiú) (Chinese Mandarin), plédovat [imperfective] (Czech), žádat [imperfective] (Czech), prosit [imperfective] (Czech), naléhat (Czech), vedota (Finnish), anella (Finnish), anoa (Finnish), rukoilla (Finnish), (dringend) bitten (German), anflehen (German), beschwören (German), tagair (Irish), unene (Maori), whakakuene (Maori), ābiddian (Old Saxon), błagać (Polish), implorar (Portuguese), suplicar (Portuguese), implora (Romanian), rogar (Spanish), suplicar (Spanish), makiusap (Tagalog), yalvarmak (Turkish), cầu xin (Vietnamese), nài xin (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-plead-en-verb-NfK4Qk-6 Disambiguation of Law: 18 29 20 34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Cherokee translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Old Irish translations, Terms with Old Saxon translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 46 21 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 43 17 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 52 17 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 59 13 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 14 47 16 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 15 48 10 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 14 54 10 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Cherokee translations: 15 48 10 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 15 51 11 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 18 49 16 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 17 53 11 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 50 11 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 51 15 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 56 14 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 15 53 11 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 16 57 13 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 16 57 13 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 12 51 23 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 16 50 11 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 13 59 12 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Irish translations: 15 52 11 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Saxon translations: 15 54 13 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 17 48 13 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 21 48 10 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 16 50 11 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 16 57 13 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 21 47 10 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 16 50 11 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 61 12 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 16 50 11 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 16 51 10 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 16 50 11 23 Disambiguation of 'to beg': 2 91 3 3
  3. (transitive) To offer by way of excuse. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Law Synonyms: allege, claim, maintain Translations (to offer by way of excuse): väittää (Finnish), selittää (Finnish), alegar (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-plead-en-verb-WT9aWqH8 Disambiguation of Law: 18 29 20 34 Disambiguation of 'to offer by way of excuse': 1 2 96 1
  4. (transitive) To discuss by arguments. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-plead-en-verb-kJ8oCtbs Disambiguation of Law: 18 29 20 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: plead down, plead out, plead over, plead the belly, plead the blood of Jesus, plead the Fifth, plead up Related terms: plea, pleasant, please, pleasurable, pleasure

Inflected forms

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          "text": "The defendant has decided to plead not guilty.",
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          "ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Job 16:21:",
          "text": "O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!",
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          "ref": "2023 October 18, “Network News: Carmont: NR pays nearly £1m in out-of-court settlements”, in RAIL, number 994, page 15:",
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          "roman": "miǰnordel",
          "sense": "to present an argument",
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          "word": "պաշտպանել"
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          "word": "пледирам"
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          "roman": "biànhù",
          "sense": "to present an argument",
          "word": "辩护"
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          "code": "cs",
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          "sense": "to present an argument",
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          "sense": "to present an argument",
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          "sense": "to present an argument",
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          "sense": "to present an argument",
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          "sense": "to present an argument",
          "word": "pleiten"
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          "english": "plead guilty",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to present an argument",
          "word": "myöntää syyllisyytensä"
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          "english": "plead not guilty",
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          "word": "du·acair"
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          "word": "嘆願する"
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          "word": "защища́ть"
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          "roman": "predstavljátʹ interésy",
          "sense": "to present an argument",
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          "sense": "to present an argument",
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "miǰnordel",
      "sense": "to present an argument",
      "word": "միջնորդել"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "haytararutʻyun anel",
      "sense": "to present an argument",
      "word": "հայտարարություն անել"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "paštpanel",
      "sense": "to present an argument",
      "word": "պաշտպանել"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "plediram",
      "sense": "to present an argument",
      "word": "пледирам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "biànhù",
      "sense": "to present an argument",
      "word": "辩护"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to present an argument",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "přednášet (před soudem)"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to present an argument",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "vést obhajobu"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to present an argument",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "prohlásit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to present an argument",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "učinit prohlášení"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to present an argument",
      "word": "pleiten"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to present an argument",
      "word": "bepleiten"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to present an argument",
      "word": "pledi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to present an argument",
      "tags": [
        "with-illative"
      ],
      "word": "vedota"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to present an argument",
      "word": "esittää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "plead guilty",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to present an argument",
      "word": "myöntää syyllisyytensä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "plead not guilty",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to present an argument",
      "word": "kiistää syyllisyytensä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to present an argument",
      "word": "plaider"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to present an argument",
      "word": "plädieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to present an argument",
      "tags": [
        "reflexive"
      ],
      "word": "bekennen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "note": "berufen (reflexive, + auf)",
      "sense": "to present an argument"
    },
    {
      "alt": "+ für",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to present an argument",
      "word": "eintreten"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "note": "aussprechen (reflexive, + für)",
      "sense": "to present an argument"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to present an argument",
      "word": "pléadáil"
    },
    {
      "code": "sga",
      "lang": "Old Irish",
      "sense": "to present an argument",
      "word": "du·acair"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "note": "dichiararsi (colpevole o noncolpevole)",
      "sense": "to present an argument"
    },
    {
      "alt": "たんがんする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tangan suru",
      "sense": "to present an argument",
      "word": "嘆願する"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "to present an argument",
      "word": "ǣrendian"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to present an argument",
      "word": "pleitear"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to present an argument",
      "word": "pleda"
    },
    {
      "alt": "for somebody - кого-либо",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zaščiščátʹ",
      "sense": "to present an argument",
      "word": "защища́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "predstavljátʹ interésy",
      "sense": "to present an argument",
      "word": "представля́ть интере́сы"
    },
    {
      "alt": "в суде́",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "sense": "to present an argument",
      "word": "выступа́ть с заявле́нием"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to present an argument",
      "word": "tagair"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to present an argument",
      "word": "pledirati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to present an argument",
      "word": "zagovarjati se"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to present an argument",
      "word": "pleitear"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to present an argument",
      "word": "açıklamak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to present an argument",
      "word": "ileri sürmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to present an argument",
      "word": "bào chữa"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to present an argument",
      "word": "biện hộ"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to present an argument",
      "word": "cãi"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "molja",
      "sense": "to beg",
      "word": "моля"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "umoljavam",
      "sense": "to beg",
      "word": "умолявам"
    },
    {
      "code": "chr",
      "lang": "Cherokee",
      "roman": "ganiladia",
      "sense": "to beg",
      "word": "ᎦᏂᎳᏗᎠ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yāngqiú",
      "sense": "to beg",
      "word": "央求"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to beg",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "plédovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to beg",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "žádat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to beg",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "prosit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to beg",
      "word": "naléhat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to beg",
      "word": "vedota"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to beg",
      "word": "anella"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to beg",
      "word": "anoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to beg",
      "word": "rukoilla"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to beg",
      "word": "(dringend) bitten"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to beg",
      "word": "anflehen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to beg",
      "word": "beschwören"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "iketeúō",
      "sense": "to beg",
      "word": "ἰκετεύω"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to beg",
      "word": "tagair"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to beg",
      "word": "unene"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to beg",
      "word": "whakakuene"
    },
    {
      "code": "osx",
      "lang": "Old Saxon",
      "sense": "to beg",
      "word": "ābiddian"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to beg",
      "word": "błagać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to beg",
      "word": "implorar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to beg",
      "word": "suplicar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to beg",
      "word": "implora"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to beg",
      "word": "rogar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to beg",
      "word": "suplicar"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "to beg",
      "word": "makiusap"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to beg",
      "word": "yalvarmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to beg",
      "word": "cầu xin"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to beg",
      "word": "nài xin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to offer by way of excuse",
      "word": "väittää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to offer by way of excuse",
      "word": "selittää"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to offer by way of excuse",
      "word": "alegar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "plead"
}

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  "section": "English",
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  "title": "plead",
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