entreaty
entreaty
Definition
en·treaty (en trēt′ē, in-)
entreaty
Synonyms
entreaty
Usage Examples
Possessives
- grandmother: Ignoring his grandmother's entreaties, he secures a guitar, heads to the wrong side of town and begs Miraldo to teach him.
Converse of object
- refuse: The animal refusing the entreaties of the rider to proceed, rears.
- use: Of course not all Peace Keepers or Magic Keepers used peaceful entreaties.
- ignore: The sources said Moscow has ignored entreaties from senior Bush administration officials concerned about the threat to U.S. forces.
Adjective modifier
- earnest: Wherefore, having laid down his life for the Lord, he maketh earnest entreaty in behalf of our souls.
- urgent: Even the alliance asked for was at first refused, and was only renewed in 590 after urgent entreaties.
- much: Yet a brother got out unobserved, and, with much entreaty, prevailed upon the Mayor to come down.
- such: There is nothing in Calvinism, properly understood, to inhibit such entreaty.
Noun used with modifier
- thine: Rescue us from the abyss, O Mildred, by thine entreaties.
Browse dictionary entries near entreaty
- entreat
- entre nous (French)
- entre nous
- entrapment
- entrap
- entrant
- entranceway
- entrance
- entrain
- entrails
- entrecôte
- entrechat
- entree
- entremets
- entrench
- entrenched
- entrepôt
- entrepreneur
- entresol
- entropy
