Meaning of "entreat" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ENTREAT

From Old French entraiter, from en-1 + traiter to treat.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF ENTREAT

entreat  [ɪnˈtriːt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ENTREAT

Entreat is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb entreat in English.

WHAT DOES ENTREAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Entreat

Entreat is a live album by The Cure, recorded at London's Wembley Arena in July 1989. It consists entirely of songs performed from the band's 1989 record Disintegration; while they were on their international Prayer Tour. Entreat was distributed exclusively in France as a promotional tool. When bootlegs began to surface, however, the album was given a limited European release. "Entreat" was also given away free by HMV stores in the UK to customers who purchased two CDs from the band's back catalogue. The last two tracks were released in 1989 as b-sides to the US version of "Lullaby". "Fascination Street", "Last Dance", "Prayers For Rain", and "Disintegration" were also included as b-sides on the "Pictures of You" CD single. The re-release of Disintegration in 2010 featured a remastered and remixed version of Entreat, entitled Entreat Plus because it featured all twelve songs from the album, including the four excluded from the original. It was the first time the album was released worldwide, though it had already been released on CD before.

Definition of entreat in the English dictionary

The definition of entreat in the dictionary is to ask earnestly; beg or plead with; implore. Other definition of entreat is to make an earnest request or petition for.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ENTREAT

PRESENT

Present

I entreat

you entreat

he/she/it entreats

we entreat

you entreat

they entreat

Present continuous

I am entreating

you are entreating

he/she/it is entreating

we are entreating

you are entreating

they are entreating

Present perfect

I have entreated

you have entreated

he/she/it has entreated

we have entreated

you have entreated

they have entreated

Present perfect continuous

I have been entreating

you have been entreating

he/she/it has been entreating

we have been entreating

you have been entreating

they have been entreating

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I entreated

you entreated

he/she/it entreated

we entreated

you entreated

they entreated

Past continuous

I was entreating

you were entreating

he/she/it was entreating

we were entreating

you were entreating

they were entreating

Past perfect

I had entreated

you had entreated

he/she/it had entreated

we had entreated

you had entreated

they had entreated

Past perfect continuous

I had been entreating

you had been entreating

he/she/it had been entreating

we had been entreating

you had been entreating

they had been entreating

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will entreat

you will entreat

he/she/it will entreat

we will entreat

you will entreat

they will entreat

Future continuous

I will be entreating

you will be entreating

he/she/it will be entreating

we will be entreating

you will be entreating

they will be entreating

Future perfect

I will have entreated

you will have entreated

he/she/it will have entreated

we will have entreated

you will have entreated

they will have entreated

Future perfect continuous

I will have been entreating

you will have been entreating

he/she/it will have been entreating

we will have been entreating

you will have been entreating

they will have been entreating

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would entreat

you would entreat

he/she/it would entreat

we would entreat

you would entreat

they would entreat

Conditional continuous

I would be entreating

you would be entreating

he/she/it would be entreating

we would be entreating

you would be entreating

they would be entreating

Conditional perfect

I would have entreat

you would have entreat

he/she/it would have entreat

we would have entreat

you would have entreat

they would have entreat

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been entreating

you would have been entreating

he/she/it would have been entreating

we would have been entreating

you would have been entreating

they would have been entreating

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you entreat
we let´s entreat
you entreat

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to entreat

Past participle

entreated

Present Participle

entreating

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «ENTREAT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «entreat» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of entreat

ask · beg · beseech · conjure · enjoin · exhort · implore · importune · petition · request · supplicate

TRANSLATION OF ENTREAT

Find out the translation of entreat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of entreat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «entreat» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 恳求
• Translator English - Spanish: implorar
• English: entreat
• Translator English - Hindi: विनती
• Translator English - Arabic: توسل
• Translator English - Russian: умоляю
• Translator English - Portuguese: rogar
• Translator English - Bengali: সনির্বন্ধ অনুরোধ করা
• Translator English - French: supplier
• Translator English - Malay: Berteriak
• Translator English - German: anflehen
• Translator English - Japanese: 懇願する
• Translator English - Korean: 간청
• Translator English - Javanese: Entreat
• Translator English - Vietnamese: van nài
• Translator English - Tamil: வேண்டிக்கொள்ளுகிறோம்
• Translator English - Marathi: विनवणी करा
• Translator English - Turkish: yalvarmak
• Translator English - Italian: supplicare
• Translator English - Polish: błagać
• Translator English - Ukrainian: благаю
• Translator English - Romanian: ruga
• Translator English - Greek: ικετεύω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: smeek
• Translator English - Swedish: entreat
• Translator English - Norwegian: bønnfalle

6 QUOTES WITH «ENTREAT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word entreat.

1

William Adams

Therefore I do pray and entreat you in the name of Jesus Christ to do so much as to make my being here in Japan known to my poor wife, in a manner a widow and my two children fatherless; which thing only is my greatest grief of heart and conscience.

2

Archibald Alexander

None can less afford to delay than the aged sinner. Now is the time. Now or never. You have, as it were, one foot already in the grave. Your opportunities will soon be over. Strive, then, I entreat you, to enter in at the strait gate.

3

Jan Hus

I entreat masters to live a good life and faithfully to instruct their scholars, especially that they may love God and learn to give themselves to knowledge, in order to promote His honour, the welfare of the state, and their own salvation, but not for the sake of avarice or the praise of man.

4

Jan Hus

I entreat all artisans faithfully to follow their craft and take delight in it. I entreat all servants to be faithful servants of their masters and mistresses.

5

Jan Hus

I entreat students of letters and other scholars to obey their masters in things good, to imitate them, and diligently apply themselves to letters for the sake of God's honour and their own salvation and that of other men.

6

Lajos Kossuth

I came not to your glorious shores to enjoy a happy rest - I came not to gather triumphs of personal distinction, but as a humble petitioner, in my country's name, as its freely chosen constitutional leader, to entreat your generous aid.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENTREAT»

Discover the use of entreat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to entreat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Italian Conversation-grammar

Present. I entreat, or do entreat, pregn-iamo^ thou entreatest. preg-dte^ he entreats. prcg-ano, we entreat, you entreat, they entreat. pregu-erdi, pregs-erd) Future. I shall or will entreat, thou wilt entreat. he will entreat. pregn-ertmo, pregu- ercte, ...

Levina Buoncuore Urbino, 1870

The Complete Concordance to Shakespeare: Being a Verbal ...

1 do entreat vour patience — Iv. could hardly entreat him back. . Tm^flklttfttt^ lit. I must entreat of you some — iii. and entreat him to a peace v. to him again, entreat him Meat, for Meat. il. let me entreat you speak tlie former — Ii. it* for this night ...

Mary Cowden Clarke, 1886

Lorrha-Stowe Missal and the Hours of Bangor

I entreat Thee, O Holy Jesus, by Thy four Evangelists who wrote Thy Divine Gospels, to wit, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John; I entreat Thee by Thy four chief Prophets who foretold Thy Incarnation, Daniel, and Jeremiah, and Isaiah, and Ezekiel; ...

Maelruain and Elizabeth Dowling, 2008

The Complete Concordance to Shakspeare: Being a Verbal Index ...

2 let me entreat you speak the former , — Ii. 4 it't'or this night he entreat you to. . . . — iii. I we shall entreat you to abide here . . - v. I 'tis m ' deserving. and I do entreat it — y. 1 they 'd entreat me to acquaint . . .. Much Ado, hi. I I must entreat your ...

‎1845

Philippians and Philemon

1 entreat Euodia and I entreat Syntyche to think the same things in the Lord. 3. Yes, I also ask you, true yokefellow, assist them who struggled with me in the gospel, also with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names [are] in ...

Bonnie B. Thurston, Judith M. Ryan, Daniel J. Harrington, 2009

The Wideness of God's Mercy: Litanies to Enlarge Our Prayer

That this evening may be holy, good, and peaceful, We entreat you, O Lord. That your holy angels may lead us in paths of peace and goodwill, We entreat you, O Lord. That we may be pardoned and forgiven for our sins and offenses, We ...

Jeffery W. Rowthorn, W. Alfred Tisdale, Jr., 2007

Memoir of Rev. David Millard

Then, by the worth of your precious souls, my impenitent friends, I entreat you to seek preparation for the great judgment-day; by all that redemption has cost, by the scene of Gethsemane, and by the scene of Calvary, I entreat you to seek that  ...

David Edmund Millard, 1874

Dulce cor: being the poems

Entreat me not From thy dear side to rove ; For love uplooks to love, As earth to heaven above. Entreat me not ! " Entreat me not To turn from following thee On land or over sea, Where'er thy foot may be. Entreat me not ! " Entreat me not !

Samuel Rutherford Crockett, 1886

Latin: An Intensive Course

... experience Present Tense indicative subjUNctive precor precer I entreat precaris (-re) preceris (-re) you entreat precatur precetur he entreats precamur precemur we entreat precamini precemini you entreat precantur precentur they entreat ...

Floyd L. Moreland, Rita M. Fleischer, 1990

A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation: In ...

I entreat you to call in question your treatment of me because I do not believe in every thing as you do ; and ear- fully examine if it correspond with the conduct of him, who, out of pity to human weakness, submitted himself to the scorn and ...

Hosea Ballou, Abner Kneeland, Joseph Buckminster, 1820

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ENTREAT»

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Practical Moon

AQUARIUS: You don't need to change, pretend, please, entreat, enable... You're perfect. Just stop it. PISCES: Take great care choosing the ... «Post-Bulletin, Jul 15»

Talks Agreed Over Baha Mar

“We will entreat all of the parties, to immediately do so. We're ready, willing and able at any time from this moment on.” #The Supreme Court ... «Bahamas Tribune, Jul 15»

Lewis Browne Writes House Plenary

While these are unwelcomed developments, we entreat them as maturation challenges of the new democratic governance model which can be ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»

SARGE: The Sharpened Tip Of The Spear

These people need to admit their fallibility to themselves first and then, entreat their audience to see their weaknesses as they present ... «The Hayride, Jul 15»

Visual Impressions of Roskilde Festival Featuring Kendrick Lamar …

... Run the Jewels, DJ Mustard and more were in attendance to entreat the ears of thousands of fans just 30 minutes outside of Copenhagen. «Highsnobiety, Jul 15»

Strive for excellence

I entreat you, be honest, be true, be genuine. Speaking of being genuine, I am reminded of a scene in “Hamlet” where Polonius, the wise ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»

Discharge your duty without fear or favour – COYLIB tells Charlotte …

COYLIB entreat you to improve the electoral system in accordance with the Supreme Court rulings and reform the bureaucratic system ... «Graphic Online, Jul 15»

Pilgrimage has become a huge business in government — Adejuwon

I entreat Lagos state government to commence its application for the national theatre; I also want to admonish the Federal Government to let go ... «Gbooza, Jul 15»

Today's horoscope: July 5

People will offer invites, open doors and entreat you to take advantage of opportunities. Be wary. Today's best opportunity will be the one you ... «Cherry Hill Courier Post, Jul 15»

Help NPP retain Talensi seat – Nana Addo

... country so I have come to asked you for your help and on the Tuesday July 7th I entreat you all to vote for Mr. Thomas Duanab,” he added. «Citifmonline, Jul 15»