Meaning
to implore, beg, plead
In a sentence
Ti imploro, aspetta ancora cinque minuti.
I beg you, wait another five minutes.
Mi hai implorato di non partire ieri sera.
You begged me not to leave last night.
Perché devi sempre implorare un aiuto?
Why do you always have to beg for help?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| implorare | infinitive |
| imploriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| imploro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| implorate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| implori | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| implorano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| implora | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| imploravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| imploravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| imploravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| imploravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| imploravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| implorava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| implorammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| implorai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| imploraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| implorasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| implorarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| implorò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| imploreremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| implorerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| implorerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| implorerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| imploreranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| implorerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| imploriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| implori | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| imploriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| implori | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| implorino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| implori | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| implorassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| implorassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| imploraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| implorassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| implorassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| implorasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| imploreremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| implorerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| implorereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| imploreresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| implorerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| implorerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| imploriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| implorate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| implora | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| implorando | gerund |
| implorato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Stronger and more dramatic than chiedere or pregare; use it for desperate, emotional requests.
- Usually takes avere in compound tenses: ho implorato, abbiamo implorato.
- Common patterns: implorare qualcuno di fare qualcosa; implorare qualcosa da qualcuno is less common.