Kilo Lingo

/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.

.

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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This word is part of lesson 64.