English words for 'humbly entreating'
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verb
- ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer
- To humbly request for something, especially to someone in a position of authority; to beg, to beseech, to entreat.
- ask humbly (for something)
- To ask or request (something) humbly and sincerely, especially from a person in authority; to beg or entreat for.
- To make a humble request to (someone, especially a person in authority); to beg, to beseech, to entreat.
- make a humble, earnest petition
- (specifically, religion) To make a humble request to (a deity or other spiritual being) in a prayer; to entreat as a supplicant.
- (specifically, Oxford University) Of a member of the university, or an alumnus or alumna of another university seeking a degree ad eundem: to formally request that an academic degree be awarded to oneself.
noun
- An act of supplicating; a humble request.
- A prayer or entreaty to a god.
- (Islam) du'a', minor or private prayer performed individually.
- The process by which a doctorate at Oxford university is officially requested after a thesis has been approved.
- (historical) In Ancient Rome, a solemn service or day decreed for giving formal thanks to the gods for victory, etc.
- the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
- a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
- a humble request for help from someone in authority
adj
verb
- To humbly beg a person for aid or their time.
- call upon in supplication; entreat
- (religion) To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc.
- To wish or hope strongly for a particular outcome.
- address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
adv
prep_phrase
adj
- sincerely earnest
- having a high price
- with or in a close or intimate relationship
- dearly loved
- Severe, or severely affected; sore.
- Loved; lovable.
- Loving, affectionate, heartfelt
- (Ireland, UK) High in price; expensive.
- Precious to or greatly valued by someone.
- A formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly.
- An ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior or someone one dislikes.
- A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc.
- Lovely; kind.
noun
adv
intj
adj
- sincerely earnest
- characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
- not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal
- (said of an action or an utterance) Serious, sincere, ingenuous.
- (with a positive sense) Focused in the pursuit of an objective; honestly eager to obtain or do.
- Strenuous; diligent.
- (said of a person or a person's character) Possessing or characterised by seriousness.
- Serious; weighty; of a serious, weighty, or important nature; important.
- Intent; focused; showing a lot of concentration.
noun
verb
verb
noun
- (euphemistic or vulgar slang) The clitoris.
- (computing, colloquial) A pointing stick.
- (Internet slang) Alternative spelling of noob.
- A small knob or lump.
- The essence or core of an issue, argument etc.
- (theater) A passage of Shakespearean blank verse.
- a small lump or protuberance
- a small piece
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
noun
- an expression of gratitude
- delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values)
- an increase in price or value
- understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
- a favorable judgment
- The act of appreciating.
- A rise in value.
- Accurate perception; true estimation.
- A fair valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence; gratitude and esteem.
verb
- recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
- be fully aware of; realize fully
- increase the value of
- gain in value
- hold dear
- (transitive) To be grateful or thankful for.
- (transitive) To be fully conscious of; understand; be aware of; detect.
- (transitive) To view as valuable.
- (intransitive, transitive) To increase in value.
verb
- give a benediction to
- make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
- render holy by means of religious rites
- confer prosperity or happiness on
- To esteem or account happy; to felicitate.
- To invoke divine favor upon.
- (Christianity) To make the sign of the cross upon, so as to sanctify.
- (Philippines) To perform the mano gesture; taking of an elder's hand to press it to one's forehead or kiss it (as a sign of respect)
- (MTE, slang) To give or send.
- (Perl programming, transitive, past tense only blessed) To turn (a reference) into an object.
- (transitive) To approve of or assent to.
- To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify.
- To honor as holy, glorify; to extol for excellence.
intj
verb
- call upon in supplication; entreat
- make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
- ask to obtain free
- dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted
- (transitive) To plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat.
- (transitive or intransitive) To obviously lack or be in need of something.
- (transitive, proscribed) In the phrase beg the question: to raise (a question).
- (intransitive) To request the help of someone, often in the form of money.
- (transitive) To unwillingly provoke a negative, often violent, reaction.
- (transitive) In the phrase beg the question: to assume.
noun
verb
noun
verb
- express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for
- accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept their power and authority
- report the receipt of
- accept as legally binding and valid
- declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
- express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with
- (transitive) To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in.
- (transitive) To report (the receipt of a message to its sender).
- (transitive) To own or recognize in a particular quality, character or relationship; to admit the claims or authority of; to give recognition to.
- (transitive) To own as genuine or valid; to assent to (a legal instrument) to give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form.
- (transitive) To be grateful of (e.g. a benefit or a favour)
verb
- express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for
- grant credentials to
- accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept their power and authority
- be fully aware or cognizant of
- show approval or appreciation of
- express greetings upon meeting someone
- perceive to be the same
- detect with the senses
- Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of recognize.
verb
- express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for
- grant credentials to
- accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept their power and authority
- be fully aware or cognizant of
- exhibit recognition for (an antigen or a substrate)
- show approval or appreciation of
- express greetings upon meeting someone
- perceive to be the same
- detect with the senses
- (transitive) To realize or discover the nature of something; apprehend quality in.
- (immunology) To have the property to bind to specific antigens.
- (transitive) To acknowledge the existence or legality of; to treat as valid or worthy of consideration.
- (transitive) To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing.
- to cognize again
- (transitive, or with clause) To acknowledge or consider (as being a certain thing or having a certain quality or property).
- (transitive) To show formal appreciation of, as with an award, commendation etc.
noun
- One who makes an earnest entreaty of any kind.
- (historical) One of the clergy in the Jansenist controversy who rejected the bull Unigenitus issued in 1713, appealing to a pope "better informed", or to a general council.
- (law) a litigant or party that is making an appeal in court
- the party who appeals a decision of a lower court
adj
noun
- An act of supplicating; a humble request.
- A prayer or entreaty to a god.
- (Islam) du'a', minor or private prayer performed individually.
- The process by which a doctorate at Oxford university is officially requested after a thesis has been approved.
- (historical) In Ancient Rome, a solemn service or day decreed for giving formal thanks to the gods for victory, etc.
- the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
- a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
- a humble request for help from someone in authority
noun
- an expression of gratitude
- delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values)
- an increase in price or value
- understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
- a favorable judgment
- The act of appreciating.
- A rise in value.
- Accurate perception; true estimation.
- A fair valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence; gratitude and esteem.
noun
- One who makes an earnest entreaty of any kind.
- (historical) One of the clergy in the Jansenist controversy who rejected the bull Unigenitus issued in 1713, appealing to a pope "better informed", or to a general council.
- (law) a litigant or party that is making an appeal in court
- the party who appeals a decision of a lower court
adj
verb
- ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer
- To humbly request for something, especially to someone in a position of authority; to beg, to beseech, to entreat.
- ask humbly (for something)
- To ask or request (something) humbly and sincerely, especially from a person in authority; to beg or entreat for.
- To make a humble request to (someone, especially a person in authority); to beg, to beseech, to entreat.
- make a humble, earnest petition
- (specifically, religion) To make a humble request to (a deity or other spiritual being) in a prayer; to entreat as a supplicant.
- (specifically, Oxford University) Of a member of the university, or an alumnus or alumna of another university seeking a degree ad eundem: to formally request that an academic degree be awarded to oneself.
verb
- To humbly beg a person for aid or their time.
- call upon in supplication; entreat
- (religion) To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc.
- To wish or hope strongly for a particular outcome.
- address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
adv
verb
noun
- (euphemistic or vulgar slang) The clitoris.
- (computing, colloquial) A pointing stick.
- (Internet slang) Alternative spelling of noob.
- A small knob or lump.
- The essence or core of an issue, argument etc.
- (theater) A passage of Shakespearean blank verse.
- a small lump or protuberance
- a small piece
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
verb
- recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
- be fully aware of; realize fully
- increase the value of
- gain in value
- hold dear
- (transitive) To be grateful or thankful for.
- (transitive) To be fully conscious of; understand; be aware of; detect.
- (transitive) To view as valuable.
- (intransitive, transitive) To increase in value.
verb
- give a benediction to
- make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
- render holy by means of religious rites
- confer prosperity or happiness on
- To esteem or account happy; to felicitate.
- To invoke divine favor upon.
- (Christianity) To make the sign of the cross upon, so as to sanctify.
- (Philippines) To perform the mano gesture; taking of an elder's hand to press it to one's forehead or kiss it (as a sign of respect)
- (MTE, slang) To give or send.
- (Perl programming, transitive, past tense only blessed) To turn (a reference) into an object.
- (transitive) To approve of or assent to.
- To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify.
- To honor as holy, glorify; to extol for excellence.
intj
verb
- call upon in supplication; entreat
- make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
- ask to obtain free
- dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted
- (transitive) To plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat.
- (transitive or intransitive) To obviously lack or be in need of something.
- (transitive, proscribed) In the phrase beg the question: to raise (a question).
- (intransitive) To request the help of someone, often in the form of money.
- (transitive) To unwillingly provoke a negative, often violent, reaction.
- (transitive) In the phrase beg the question: to assume.
noun
verb
noun
verb
- express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for
- accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept their power and authority
- report the receipt of
- accept as legally binding and valid
- declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
- express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with
- (transitive) To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in.
- (transitive) To report (the receipt of a message to its sender).
- (transitive) To own or recognize in a particular quality, character or relationship; to admit the claims or authority of; to give recognition to.
- (transitive) To own as genuine or valid; to assent to (a legal instrument) to give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form.
- (transitive) To be grateful of (e.g. a benefit or a favour)
verb
- express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for
- grant credentials to
- accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept their power and authority
- be fully aware or cognizant of
- show approval or appreciation of
- express greetings upon meeting someone
- perceive to be the same
- detect with the senses
- Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of recognize.
verb
- express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for
- grant credentials to
- accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept their power and authority
- be fully aware or cognizant of
- exhibit recognition for (an antigen or a substrate)
- show approval or appreciation of
- express greetings upon meeting someone
- perceive to be the same
- detect with the senses
- (transitive) To realize or discover the nature of something; apprehend quality in.
- (immunology) To have the property to bind to specific antigens.
- (transitive) To acknowledge the existence or legality of; to treat as valid or worthy of consideration.
- (transitive) To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing.
- to cognize again
- (transitive, or with clause) To acknowledge or consider (as being a certain thing or having a certain quality or property).
- (transitive) To show formal appreciation of, as with an award, commendation etc.
adj
adj
- sincerely earnest
- having a high price
- with or in a close or intimate relationship
- dearly loved
- Severe, or severely affected; sore.
- Loved; lovable.
- Loving, affectionate, heartfelt
- (Ireland, UK) High in price; expensive.
- Precious to or greatly valued by someone.
- A formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly.
- An ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior or someone one dislikes.
- A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc.
- Lovely; kind.
noun
adv
intj
adj
- sincerely earnest
- characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
- not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal
- (said of an action or an utterance) Serious, sincere, ingenuous.
- (with a positive sense) Focused in the pursuit of an objective; honestly eager to obtain or do.
- Strenuous; diligent.
- (said of a person or a person's character) Possessing or characterised by seriousness.
- Serious; weighty; of a serious, weighty, or important nature; important.
- Intent; focused; showing a lot of concentration.