Plead belongs to the same class of verbs as bleed, lead, and feed, and like them it has a past and past participle with a short vowel spelled pled (or sometimes plead, which is pronounced alike).

PLEAD definition: to appeal or entreat earnestly. See examples of plead used in a sentence.

PLEAD definition: 1. to make an urgent, emotional statement or request for something: 2. to make a statement of what…. Learn more.

Usage Note: In strict legal usage, one is said to plead guilty or plead not guilty but not to plead innocent. In nonlegal contexts, however, plead innocent is well established.

If you plead with someone to do something, you ask them in an intense, emotional way to do it. The woman pleaded with her daughter to come back home. [VERB + with] He was kneeling on the floor …

Definition of plead verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

to appeal or entreat earnestly: to plead for time. to use arguments or persuasions, as with a person, for or against something: She pleaded with him not to take the job.

2026年1月20日 · The irregular past form is always pronounced /plɛd/, but may be spelt pled (analogous to led) or less often plead (analogous to read). A majority of North American speakers naturally use …

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 …

He pleaded that he didn't have enough money to pay his bill. On that particular issue, I will have to plead ignorance. [=to say that I do not know anything about it]