to beg / to beseech / to implore

verbformal/supliˈkaɾ/medium

su·pli·car

Definition

To ask or request with great humility, insistence, or anguish.

He begged the king for mercy.

She implored him to tell the truth.

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Common collocations

beg for forgivenessbeg for helpbeg for mercybeg in vain

Do latim 'supplicare', dobrar os joelhos, implorar.