Meaning

1 senses

  1. (England, Scotland, regional)To plead; to argue.

Examples

31 sentences

  1. Tom entered a not guilty plea.

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  2. You should consider a plea bargain.

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  3. Tom entered a plea of not guilty.

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  4. Tom's tearful pleas were ignored.

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  5. Tom's pleas were ignored.

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Origin

From Middle English ple, from Old French plait, plaid, from Medieval Latin placitum (“a de

From Middle English ple, from Old French plait, plaid, from Medieval Latin placitum (“a decree, sentence, suit, plea, etc., Latin an opinion, determination, prescription, order; literally, that which is pleasing, pleasure”), neuter of placitus, past participle of placere (“to please”). Cognate with Spanish pleito (“lawsuit, suit”). Doublet of placit. See also please, pleasure.

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Forms

pleas, pleaing, pleaed, pleaed
Base formplea · to plea
3rd person singularpleas
Present participlepleaing
Past simplepleaed
Past participlepleaed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyplea
he, she, itpleas

Past simpleLesson

all personspleaed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave pleaed
he, she, ithas pleaed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill plea

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
playthroughplaytimeplaywrightB2plazapleadB2pleasantA2pleasantlyB1
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