um Gnade bitten / flehen / winseln

to beg/plead for mercy

Türkçe: merhamet dilenmek

Noun

Gnade f.

Verb

winseln

Topic

Gefühle und Geist

In a sentence

Die Gefangene flehte den Wärter verzweifelt um Gnade an.

How it is used

Means 'to beg/plead for mercy.' Formal or emotional register, used in court, religious confession, or desperate pleas. Common mistake: 'winseln' is more degrading than 'bitten.'

Other verbs that go with Gnade

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Gnade finden vor+Dat.to find favor with someone
• jdm. eine Gnade erweisento grant someone a favor

All collocations with Gnade