Also means
to pray
Usage Note
Rogar is a stem-changing verb (o→ue): ruego, ruegas, ruega. It means both 'to beg/implore' (te ruego que vengas, I beg you to come) and 'to pray' in formal or religious registers. The fixed phrase se ruega silencio (silence is requested) appears on formal notices. It is more earnest than pedir (to ask).
Examples
"Te ruego que me perdones."
Natural Translation
I beg you to forgive me.
Literal Translation
To-you I-beg that me you-forgive.
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