All 5 Uses of
entreat
in
Measure for Measure
- Give't not o'er so: to him again, entreat him; Kneel down before him, hang upon his gown; You are too cold: if you should need a pin, You could not with more tame a tongue desire it: To him, I say.†
Scene 2.2entreat = ask earnestly
- Haste you speedily to Angelo; if for this night he entreat you to his bed, give him promise of satisfaction.†
Scene 3.1
- It is not my consent, But my entreaty too.†
Scene 4.1entreaty = an earnest request
- We shall entreat you to abide here till he come and enforce them against him: we shall find this friar a notable fellow.†
Scene 5.1entreat = ask earnestly
- And so deep sticks it in my penitent heart
That I crave death more willingly than mercy;
Tis my deserving, and I do entreat it.Scene 5.1 *entreat = ask for
Definition:
to ask -- especially while trying hard to overcome resistance