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plead (third-person singular simple presentpleads, present participlepleading, simple past and past participlepleadedor(chiefly North America, Scotland)pledorplead)
O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!
2023 October 18, “Network News: Carmont: NR pays nearly £1m in out-of-court settlements”, in RAIL, number 994, page 15:
At the High Court in Aberdeen in September, NR pleaded guilty to a series of failings, including failing to tell the driver that it was unsafe to drive the train at the 75mph line speed.
(intransitive) To beg, beseech, or implore, especially emotionally.
The irregular past form is always pronounced /plɛd/, but may be spelt pled (analogous to led) or less often plead (analogous to read).
A majority of North American speakers naturally use the irregular form. The form pleaded is perceived as “wrong” by some speakers, while others perceive it as formal. Both forms are common in Scotland. In most other areas only pleaded is usual.