Definitions
- Asking someone earnestly and desperately to do something. - Begging or pleading with someone to take a particular action. - Making a passionate and emotional appeal for help or assistance.
- Begging or requesting someone to do something, often in a legal context. - Making an emotional appeal for mercy or forgiveness. - Asking for something in a desperate or urgent manner.
List of Similarities
- 1Both involve making a request or appeal to someone.
- 2Both can be used in emotional or desperate situations.
- 3Both are verbs that express urgency or importance.
What is the difference?
- 1Usage: Implore is more commonly used in everyday language, while plead is often used in legal or formal contexts.
- 2Intensity: Implore is more intense and urgent than plead.
- 3Tone: Implore has a more serious and emotional tone, while plead can be used in a more casual or lighthearted way.
- 4Connotation: Implore can imply a sense of desperation or helplessness, while plead can imply a sense of bargaining or negotiation.
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Remember this!
Implore and plead are synonyms that both refer to making a request or appeal to someone. However, implore is more intense and emotional, often used in everyday language, while plead is often used in legal or formal contexts and can have a more casual or lighthearted tone.
