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plea

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /pliː/

Forms: pleas

plea means: A strong, emotional request for help or for someone to do something.

noun

URGENT REQUESTB2

A strong, emotional request for help or for someone to do something.

  • Nobody heard his plea for help.
  • She ignored their pleas to stay.
  • The mayor made an urgent plea for calm.

How to use it: a plea for something (The family made a plea for information.); a plea to someone to do something (She made a plea to the council to save the park.)

Similar words: appeal, entreaty

Common phrases: plea for help, desperate plea, emotional plea

EXCUSEC2

A reason someone gives to explain or excuse what they did or failed to do.

  • Her plea of ignorance was rejected.
  • He avoided the journey on the plea of poor health.
  • They accepted illness as a plea for his absence.

How to use it: on the plea of something (He missed the meeting on the plea of illness.)

Similar words: excuse, justification

Common phrases: plea of ignorance, plea of illness, on the plea

Questions about plea

What does plea mean?

A strong, emotional request for help or for someone to do something.

What is plea in other languages?

Türkçe: yalvarış · Español: súplica · Français: supplique · Deutsch: Bitte · Italiano: supplica · 日本語: 懇願

How do you pronounce plea?

It is pronounced /pliː/.

How do you use plea in a sentence?

Nobody heard his plea for help. She ignored their pleas to stay.

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