rukoilla — meaning in English

English meaning

• beseech verb To beg someone urgently and earnestly for 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.

Senses

rukoilla is used for these senses in English:

• beseech To beg or request for (something).
• plead (intransitive) To beg, beseech, or implore, especially emotionally.
• pray (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.
• pray (obsolete) To ask earnestly for; to seek to obtain by supplication; to entreat for.

plead — full definition

1. verb To argue a case formally, especially in court.
2. verb To beg for something urgently and emotionally.
3. verb To offer something as an excuse.

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