All 5 Uses of
entreat
in
Faust
- Here, rich in hope and firm in faith, With tears, wrung hands and sighs, I've striven, The end of that far-spreading death Entreating from the Lord of Heaven!†
- And now, I do entreat this boon— Leave to withdraw from my intrusion.†
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- At our last interview, before we parted Much of his cousins did he speak, entreating That we should give to each his kindly greeting.†
- That now I vanish, pardon, I entreat you!†
- Let me not vainly entreat thee!†
Definition:
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(entreat) to ask -- especially while trying hard to overcome resistance