anoa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- beg verb To ask urgently for something, often money, food, or a favor.
- beseech verb To beg someone urgently and earnestly for something.
- entreat verb To ask someone earnestly or beg them for something.
- implore verb To beg someone earnestly to do something.
- invoke verb To call on something, such as a rule, law, or higher power, for support or justification.
- petition noun A formal written request, often signed by many people, asking an authority to act on something.
- plead verb To argue a case formally, especially in court.
- pray verb To speak to God or a higher power, whether to give thanks, ask for help, or express devotion.
- request verb To ask for something, often politely or formally.
- seek verb To try to find something.
- solicit verb To ask for or try to obtain something, often persistently or formally.
- supplicate verb To make a humble request to (someone, especially a person in authority); to beg, to beseech, to entreat.
Senses
anoa is used for these senses in English:
- anoa Either of two related species of small Indonesian water buffalo similar in appearance to deer; Bubalus quarlesi or Bubalus depressicornis.
- beg (intransitive) To request the help of someone, often in the form of money.
- beg (transitive) To plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat.
- beseech To beg or request for (something).
- entreat (intransitive) Often followed by for: to ask earnestly or to beg for a benefit, favour, etc.; to appeal, to plead.
- implore (intransitive) Often followed by for (a thing) or of (a person): to express an earnest or urgent plea.
- invoke (transitive) To solicit, petition for, appeal to a favorable attitude.
- petition (transitive) To make a petition to (a sovereign or political authority).
beg — full definition
- verb To ask urgently for something, often money, food, or a favor.
- verb To plead earnestly with someone, especially to be forgiven or spared.