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beg(verb)/beɡ/ /beɡ/Verb Forms- to ask somebody for something especially in an anxious way because you want or need it very much
- Now you have to beg and plead.
- He wants to see them beg for mercy.
- They begged him for help.
- Forgive me, I beg you!
- She begged permission to leave.
- I managed to beg a lift from a passing motorist.
- Can I beg a favour of you?
- ‘Give me one more chance,’ he begged (her).
- She begged him not to go.
- He begged to be told the truth.
- She begged that she be allowed to go.
- She begged that she should be allowed to go.
- Don't leave me here, I beg of you!
- I have come to apologize and to beg your forgiveness.
Extra Examples- We went to him to beg for forgiveness.
- In the end they almost begged him to take the job.
- We humbly beg Your Majesty to show mercy.
- to ask somebody for money, food, etc., especially in the street
- London is full of homeless people begging in the streets.
- a begging letter (= one that asks somebody for money)
- a begging bowl (= used to beg for money with)
- The children were begging for food.
- They will have to beg for money from tourists.
- We managed to beg a meal from the cafe owner.
- They went off to beg food.
- if a dog begs, it sits on its back legs with its front legs in the air, waiting to be given something
- to ask somebody for permission to do something
- I beg leave to add a few comments of my own.
- if something is going begging, it is available because nobody else wants it
- I’ll have that last cake if it’s going begging.
- to ask somebody to forgive you for something you have said or done
- He returned to beg her pardon for his sudden outburst.
- to make somebody want to ask a question that has not yet been answered
- All of which begs the question as to who will fund the project.
- to talk about something as if it were definitely true, even though it might not be
- These assumptions beg the question that children learn languages more easily than adults.
- used to tell somebody that you are sorry for something you have said or done
- I beg your pardon, I thought that was my coat.
- used to ask somebody to repeat what they have just said because you did not hear
- ‘It's on Duke Street.’ ‘I beg your pardon.’ ‘Duke Street.’
- used to tell somebody that you are offended by what they have just said or by the way that they have said it
- ‘Just go away.’ ‘I beg your pardon!’
- used to say politely that you do not agree with something that has just been said
- ‘At least she is good at her job.’ ‘Oh, I beg to differ.’
Word Origin- Middle English: probably from Old English bedecian, of Germanic origin; related to bid2.
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