entreating

Meanings

• Verb

  To make a heartfelt or urgent request or appeal; to beg or implore.

  - "He entreats you to come to the party."
  - "She entreats her husband for forgiveness."

• Verb

  To address someone with great respect and deference.

  - "The king was entreating his guests with great courtesy."
  - "The elder brother was entreating his younger sibling to take care of their ailing mother."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with entreating
treating , meeting , beating , feating , greeting

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Variants

List of all variants of entreating that leads to same result
entreat , entreated , entreating , entreatingly , entreatment , entreatments , entreats

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Forms

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entreated, entreating, entreats

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Etymology

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From the Old French verb 'entretenir', meaning 'to keep up, maintain'. It evolved to mean 'to treat with kindness' and later 'to request earnestly'.

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Trivia

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1. The longest recorded word that rhymes with 'entreating' is 'pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis', a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine silica particles.

2. The term 'entreating' was used in the 16th century to describe the act of keeping up or maintaining something.

3. In the Bible, Job entreats God for mercy and understanding in the Book of Job.

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Related Concepts

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1. begging: The act of asking for something, usually money, food, or shelter, in a humble and often desperate manner.

2. imploring: Making an urgent and heartfelt request or appeal.

3. supplication: A formal and often elaborate request or appeal, often made in writing.

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Culture

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In literature, 'entreating' is often used to depict heartfelt requests or pleas, such as in Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' when Romeo entreats Friar Laurence to marry them secretly. In music, 'entreating' can be found in the title of various songs, such as 'Entreating the Wind' by Einaudi.

How to Memorize "entreating"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine someone on their knees, hands folded, making a heartfelt request. Visualize the tone and body language of someone entreating.

2. associate
   

   - Associate 'entreating' with words like 'pleading', 'begging', 'imploring', and 'supplication'. Associate the act of entreating with respect, humility, and urgency.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mental image of the word 'entreating' as 'eNtreATing' - the 'eN' representing the act of entering into a heartfelt request, and the 'T' representing the tone of the request being made.

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