請う

こう
to ask
to request
to invite

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こう【請う， 乞う】

**ask

|他|〖D〗 (人)に頼む；(物)を求める《◆改まった依頼は request》；［SVO₁ for O₂/O₂from O₁］ O₁(人)にO₂(物)をくれと頼む；［SVO₁O₂/O₂ of O₁］ O₁(人)にO₂(事)を頼む《◆後者の方が普通》. ━|自|〖D〗 〔物・事を〕求める〔for〕

ask for her pardon 彼女の許しを請う

ask for quarter 助命を請う.

*beg

|自|〖D〗 施しを請う；〔…を/人に〕求める， 請う〔for/from〕

beg for mercy from a passerby 通行人に慈悲を乞う.

|他|〖D〗 (衣食・金・許可・恩恵など)を(熱心に)請う， 頼む， 懇願する；［SVO₁ of ［《略式》from］ O₂/SVO₂ for O₁］O₂(人)にO₁(物)を求める《◆ SVO₂O₁ は不可》

beg one's bread 食物を請う《◆ ask ［beg］ for one's bread の方が普通》.

*request

|他|(物・事など)を〔人などに〕頼む〔from， of〕; (人)に〔…するように〕懇願する〔to do〕; 〔…であることを〕要請する〔that節〕《◆ ask より《正式》で意味が強い》.

**invite

|他|〖D〗 《正式》(人が)(意見・寄付など)を〔…に〕(丁寧に)求める， 請う〔from〕.

entreat

|他|《正式》(物・事)を請う， 懇願する， 嘆願する；(人)に〔…するように〕懇願する〔to do， that節〕《◆今は不定詞構文の方が普通》; (人)に〔…を〕懇願する， 請う〔for〕；…を〔人に〕請う〔of〕

I entreated his help. 彼の助けを請うた.

▲make an appeal for mercy 慈悲を請う

She implored his forgiveness. 彼女は彼の許しを請うた(＝She implored him for forgiveness. ＝She implored him to forgive her. )

invoke his mercy 彼の哀れみを請う

supplicate a king for mercy ［pardon］ 王に慈悲［許し］を請う.

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こう【請う･乞う】

1 〔頼む〕 ask; request; appeal 《(to sb) for help》; beg 《for help, sb to help》; call on sb (to do); pray for…; petition 《the authorities (for redress)》; solicit 《funds (from sb)》; plead (with sb) for…; 《文》 entreat; beseech; implore; importune; make a supplication 《to sb for aid》; supplicate; sue for 《peace》; invite《sb to attend》.

●乞われるままに at sb's request; as requested

・援助を乞う ask (sb) for help; appeal (to sb) for aid; ask for sb's assistance; call for help

・和議を乞う sue for peace

・出席を乞う ask [request] sb to attend; invite sb to attend

・一場の演説を請う ask [invite, call on] sb to make a speech

・一席の講演を請われる be invited [asked] to address 《a public meeting》.

●提議にご賛同を乞う. I ask you to approve of [agree to] the proposal.

・ご一覧を乞う. I would be most grateful if you could look it over [inspect it].

・乞うご期待. We hope you'll find it worth waiting for.

2 〔くれと頼む〕 beg 《sb for food》; solicit 《advice》.

●物を乞う ask [beg] sb for something; apply to sb for something.