implore

Regular
Infinitive
implore
Past Simple
implored
Past Participle
implored
-ing Form
imploring
3rd Person
implores
implore implores imploring implored

Implore means to beg desperately. Regular verb: implore-implored-implored.

Meanings

  • To beg earnestly
  • To plead desperately
  • To entreat

Common Collocations

implore someone to implore forgiveness imploring eyes implore for help

Tip for Learners

Implore is stronger than ask. "She implored him to stay."
Present Simple
I implore
you implore
he/she/it implores
we implore
they implore
Examples - Present Simple
  • I implore you to reconsider.
  • You implore for mercy.
  • She implores him to stay.
  • We implore you to help.
  • They implore the government.
Present Continuous
I am imploring
you are imploring
he/she/it is imploring
we are imploring
they are imploring
Examples - Present Continuous
  • I am imploring you to listen.
  • You are imploring for help.
  • He is imploring her to stay.
  • We are imploring them to act.
  • They are imploring the officials.
Present Perfect
I have implored
you have implored
he/she/it has implored
we have implored
they have implored
Examples - Present Perfect
  • I have implored you many times.
  • You have implored for mercy.
  • She has implored him to stay.
  • We have implored them to help.
  • They have implored the government.
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been imploring
you have been imploring
he/she/it has been imploring
we have been imploring
they have been imploring
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been imploring you.
  • You have been imploring for help.
  • She has been imploring him.
  • We have been imploring them.
  • They have been imploring officials.
Past Simple
I implored
you implored
he/she/it implored
we implored
they implored
Examples - Past Simple
  • I implored him to reconsider.
  • You implored for mercy.
  • She implored him to stay.
  • We implored them to help.
  • They implored the government.
Past Continuous
I was imploring
you were imploring
he/she/it was imploring
we were imploring
they were imploring
Examples - Past Continuous
  • I was imploring him to listen.
  • You were imploring for help.
  • He was imploring her to stay.
  • We were imploring them to act.
  • They were imploring the officials.
Past Perfect
I had implored
you had implored
he/she/it had implored
we had implored
they had implored
Examples - Past Perfect
  • I had implored him before.
  • You had implored for mercy.
  • She had implored him to stay.
  • We had implored them to help.
  • They had implored the government.
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been imploring
you had been imploring
he/she/it had been imploring
we had been imploring
they had been imploring
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been imploring him.
  • You had been imploring for help.
  • She had been imploring him.
  • We had been imploring them.
  • They had been imploring officials.
Future Simple
I will implore
you will implore
he/she/it will implore
we will implore
they will implore
Examples - Future Simple
  • I will implore you to reconsider.
  • You will implore for mercy.
  • She will implore him to stay.
  • We will implore them to help.
  • They will implore the government.
Future Continuous
I will be imploring
you will be imploring
he/she/it will be imploring
we will be imploring
they will be imploring
Examples - Future Continuous
  • I will be imploring you.
  • You will be imploring for help.
  • She will be imploring him.
  • We will be imploring them.
  • They will be imploring officials.
Future Perfect
I will have implored
you will have implored
he/she/it will have implored
we will have implored
they will have implored
Examples - Future Perfect
  • I will have implored you many times.
  • You will have implored for mercy.
  • She will have implored him to stay.
  • We will have implored them to help.
  • They will have implored the government.
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been imploring
you will have been imploring
he/she/it will have been imploring
we will have been imploring
they will have been imploring
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been imploring you.
  • You will have been imploring for help.
  • She will have been imploring him.
  • We will have been imploring them.
  • They will have been imploring officials.
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