Meanings
pled1
verb
alternative pleaded
- CanadaScotlandUSparticiplepastsimple past and past participle of plead
For so long I've pled and prayed, "God, come to my rescue!"
2018, Matt Papa, Matt Boswell, “Lord From Sorrows Deep I Call (Psalm 42)”1 more example
When the indictment was read over, and the Jury sworn in, the prisoner pled guilty.
1802, The Edinburgh Magazine, v. XIX (new series), p. 70
PLED2
nounPLED (plural PLEDs)
plural PLEDs
- abbreviationinitialismpolymersbusinessInitialism of polymer light-emitting diode.
Origin
- Middle Englishpleden“to plead”
- Middle Englishpladde
- Englishpled
From Middle English pladde (preterite) and pladd (past participle) of Middle English pleden (“to plead”).
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Rhymes with pled
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APA
pled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pled
MLA
“pled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pled. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pled,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pled.
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