plead
🇺🇸
/pliːd/
🇬🇧
/pliːd/
verb
C1
to ask someone for something in a very strong and serious way
She had to plead with her parents to let her go to the party.
C1
to say in court if you are guilty or not guilty of a crime
The defendant will plead not guilty in court tomorrow.
R
to present a case to a court
The lawyer will plead their client's case in court next week.
C1
to argue in support of someone or something
He will plead for better funding for schools at the meeting.
R
to give something as an explanation or excuse for something
She had to plead illness to avoid going to the event.
translation
to ask someone for something in a very strong and serious way; to say in court if you are guilty or not guilty of a crime; to present a case to a court; to argue in support of someone or something; to give something as an explanation or excuse for something
Word Forms
3rd Present
pleads
Past
pleaded,pled,plead
Perfect
pleaded,pled,plead
Progressive
pleading