beg, entreat, beseech, implore, supplicate, adjure, importune mean to ask urgently. beg suggests earnestness or insistence in the asking.

There are more and more homeless people begging on the streets these days. She had to beg for money and food for her children. He begged a loan from his boss.

If you beg someone to do something, you ask them very anxiously or eagerly to do it. I begged him to come back to England with me. [VERB noun to-infinitive] I begged to be allowed to …

Beg may imply no more than standard courtesy (forgive me, I beg you), but in less formulaic expressions it usually suggests a respectful seriousness: I begged her to tell me what was …

Idioms beg the question, to assume the truth of the point in dispute: If you try to prove that the death penalty reduces crime by saying that crime is reduced by having the death penalty, you …

beg definition: ask someone for something without paying for it. Check meanings, examples, usage tips, pronunciation, domains, and related words. Discover expressions like "beg off", …

Definition of beg verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

I begged him not to leave. (Definition of beg from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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There are more and more homeless people begging on the streets these days. She had to beg for money and food for her children. He begged a loan from his boss.