Polyglot Dictionary

suplicar

/supliˈkaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
suplico
preterite (yo)
supliqué
past participle
suplicado

Meaning

  1. to beg

    • Le suplicó que se quedara.

      He begged her to stay.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

rogar

rogar means "to beg" or plead formally, a request; suplicar means "to beg" or plead emotionally, imploring someone.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

mendigar

mendigar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to beg."

Portuguese

suplicar

suplicar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to beg."

Practice

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