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- Dictionaryplead/pliːd/
verb
- 1. make an emotional appeal: "she pleaded with them not to gag the boy" Similar
- 2. present and argue for (a position), especially in court or in another public context: "the idea that in public relations work someone is paid to plead a special case is disliked" Similar
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a. : to argue for or against a claim. b. : to entreat or appeal earnestly. transitive verb. 1. : to maintain (a case, a cause, etc.) in a court of law or other tribunal. 2. : to allege in or by way of a legal plea. 3. : to offer as a plea usually in defense, apology, or excuse.
to make a statement of what you believe to be true, especially in support of something or someone or when someone has been accused in a law court: The defendant pleaded not guilty / innocent to robbery with violence. They paid a high-powered attorney to plead their case (= argue for them in court).
PLEAD meaning: 1. to make an urgent, emotional statement or request for something: 2. to make a statement of what…. Learn more.
Plead definition: to appeal or entreat earnestly. See examples of PLEAD used in a sentence.
1. To assert as defense, vindication, or excuse; claim as a plea: plead illness as the reason for his absence. 2. Law. a. To specify (a cause of action or defense): plead a First Amendment claim. b. To set forth in a pleading: plead that plaintiff suffered damages as a result of the breach of contract.
If you plead a particular thing as the reason for doing or not doing something, you give it as your excuse.
1 day ago · ( transitive) To offer by way of excuse . Synonyms: allege, claim, maintain. Not wishing to attend the banquet, I pleaded illness. It is no defence to plead that you were only obeying orders. ( transitive) To discuss by arguments. Usage notes.
To plead is to ask for something from someone, often on the verge of begging. You may plead with the phone company to give an appointment time that spans only three hours, but, regardless of your pleading, they will make you wait eight hours for the technician to finally show.
verb. /pliːd/ Verb Forms. [intransitive, transitive] to ask somebody for something in a very strong and serious way synonym beg. plead (with somebody) (to do something) She pleaded with him not to go. plead (with somebody) (for something) I was forced to plead for my child's life. pleading eyes.
PLEAD definition: 1. to say in a court of law if you are guilty or not guilty of the crime you have been accused of…. Learn more.
