Definition
Past tense of plead, meaning to make an emotional appeal or to formally state one's position in court. To earnestly request or argue for something.
Etymology
From Old French 'plaidier' meaning 'to go to law', from Latin 'placitum' meaning 'a decision'. The emotional sense of begging developed from the legal meaning of arguing a case.
Kelly Says
Legal purists insist the past tense should be 'pled', but 'pleaded' dominates in formal writing. This reflects the ongoing evolution of English - even lawyers can't agree on their own terminology!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አብራክቶ
ah-brah-keht-oh
BNবাংলা
অনুরোধ করেছে
ah-noo-roh-dh koh-reh-cheh
CACatalà
suplicà
soo-plee-kah
CSČeština
žádal
zhah-dahl
DADansk
bønfaldt
buh-nfahl-t
DEDeutsch
flehte
fleh-teh
ELΕλληνικά
παρεκάλεσε
pah-reh-kah-leh-seh
FAفارسی
استدعا کرد
eh-steh-deh-ah kard
FRFrançais
plaidé
plah-dee-ay
GUGU
વિનંતી કરી
vee-nahnt-ee kah-ree
HEעברית
התחנן
hit-khah-nen
HIहिन्दी
विनती की
vee-nah-tee kee
HUMagyar
kérlelt
keh-er-leh-t
IDBahasa Indonesia
mohon
moh-hohn
IGIG
nyere ekwuru
nyeh-reh eh-kwoo-roo
ITItaliano
implorò
eem-ploh-roh
MRMR
विनविले
vee-nah-vee-leh
MSBahasa Melayu
memohon
meh-moh-hohn
MYမြန်မာ
တောင်းပန်ခဲ့
tah-ohng bahng kheh
NLNederlands
smeekte
smeh-keh-teh
NONorsk
bønnfalt
buh-nfahlt
PAPA
ਬੇਨਤੀ ਕੀਤੀ
beh-neh-tee kee-tee
PLPolski
błagał
bwoh-gah-w
PTPortuguês
rogou
roh-goo
RORomână
a rugat
ah roo-gah-t
RUРусский
умолял
oo-moh-lyahl
SVSvenska
bönföll
buh-nfuhl
SWKiswahili
kuomba
koo-oh-mbah
TAதமிழ்
வேண்டினார்
veh-n-dee-nah-r
TEతెలుగు
అర్థించాడు
ar-theen-chah-doo
TRTürkçe
yalvardı
yah-lvahr-dee
UKУкраїнська
просив
proh-see-v
URاردو
التجا کی
il-tijah kee
VITiếng Việt
nhờ van
nho vahn