/supliˈkaɾ/
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Translation
to beg, to plead
Word origin
From Latin supplicare, from sub ('under') plus plicare ('to fold, to bend'). To plead was to bend the knee before another.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- supplicare
- English cognates
- supplicate, supple, ply
Grammar
Verb type-ar regular
Examples
supliqué marchara.
I begged him not to leave.
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The mother was pleading for her son's life.
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I beg you to listen to me for a moment.
merezco.
I have no intention of begging for something I deserve.
¡ , dame !
I beg you, give me another chance!
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