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entreaty

/ɪnˈtɹiːti/US/ɛnˈtɹiːti/

entreaty noun: the act of entreating or beseeching; a strong petition; pressing solicitation; begging.

Noun

entreaty (countable and uncountable, plural entreaties)

  1. The act of entreating or beseeching; a strong petition; pressing solicitation; begging.
    • In all commands or entreaties, the ſtate commanded, or entreated, muſt be contingent; i. e. capable of being, or not being, as the command or entreaty expreſſes it.1779, William Ward, An Essay on Grammar as it may be applied to the English Language, New Edition, page 202
    • She gathered many of the stones which I built into the walls of the hut; also, she turned a deaf ear to my entreaties when I begged her to desist.1904, Jack London, chapter 30, in The Sea-Wolf (Macmillan’s Standard Library), New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →OCLC
  2. (archaic) A treatment; reception; entertainment.

entreaty meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada

entreaty in Hindi

petition, solicitation, prayer
याचना yācnā

entreaty in Urdu

التجا, سماجت, توسل

entreaty in Malayalam

അനുനയം, യാചിക്കൽ, കിഴിഞ്ഞുള്ള അഭ്യർത്ഥന

entreaty in Kannada

ಎರಕೆ, ಇಮ್ಮೊರೆ
More languagesFewer languages
entreaty in Gujarati
આજીજી ājījī

Forms of entreaty

pluralentreaties
alternative form (obsolete)intreaty

Origin of entreaty

From entreat + -y.

Words that rhyme with entreaty

6 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about entreaty

What does entreaty mean?
Entreaty means the act of entreating or beseeching; a strong petition; pressing solicitation; begging.
What is entreaty in Hindi?
Entreaty in Hindi is याचना (yācnā). See Entreaty meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is entreaty?
Entreaty is a noun.
How do you pronounce entreaty?
Entreaty is pronounced /ɪnˈtɹiːti/ (UK).
What is the plural of entreaty?
The plural of entreaty is entreaties.

Words near entreaty in the dictionary

  1. entreatings
  2. entreative
  3. entreatment
  4. entreatments
  5. entreats
  6. entreaty
  7. entrechat
  8. entrechats
  9. entrectinib
  10. entrecôte
  11. entrecôtes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: entreaty (page history and authors); entreaty (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); entreaty (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); entreaty (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); આજીજી (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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