obtest
/ɒbˈtɛst/
obtest verb: to implore, beseech, plead, beg.
Verb
obtest (third-person singular simple present obtests, present participle obtesting, simple past and past participle obtested)
- To implore, beseech, plead, beg.
- To call on a witness (often God) to confirm that something is true.
- Now Suppliants, from Laurentum ſent, demand
A Truce, with Olive Branches in their hand.
Obteſt his Clemency, and from the Plain
Beg leave to draw the Bodies of their ſlain.1697, Virgil, “The Eleventh Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, page 542, lines...
- Now Suppliants, from Laurentum ſent, demand
obtest meaning in Bengali
obtest in Bengali
- মিনতি করা, অনুনয় করা, আবেদন করা, ভিক্ষা করা
Forms of obtest
| third-person singular present | obtests |
|---|---|
| present participle | obtesting |
| past participle | obtested |
| past | obtested |
Origin of obtest
Borrowed from Latin obtestor.
Questions about obtest
- What does obtest mean?
- Obtest means to implore, beseech, plead, beg.
- What is obtest in Bengali?
- Obtest in Bengali is মিনতি করা, অনুনয় করা, আবেদন করা. See Obtest meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is obtest?
- Obtest is a verb.
- How do you pronounce obtest?
- Obtest is pronounced /ɒbˈtɛst/.
- What is the past tense of obtest?
- The past tense of obtest is obtested.
Words near obtest in the dictionary
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