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Beg Sth I Gg Verb  /Beɡ   Intransitive Transitive

Level B2 
Kind verb
Front beg 
IPA  /beɡ   / verb [intransitive, transitive] (begging; begged)
Back dilemek; yalvarmak
dilenmek
Back 2

beg (verb)

 /beɡ   / verb [intransitive, transitive] (begging; begged)
 
 1 beg (sb) for sth; beg sth (of/from sb); beg (sb) to do sth
to ask sb for sth strongly, or with great emotion
dilemek; yalvarmak
 He begged for forgiveness.
 Can I beg a favour of you?
 We begged him to lend us the money.
SYNONYMS ENTREAT, IMPLORE
 look at PLEAD
 2 beg (for) sth (from sb)
to ask people for food, money, etc. because you are very poor
dilenmek
 There are people begging for food in the streets.
IDIOM
I beg your pardon
(formal)
1 I am sorry
özür dilerim
 I beg your pardon. I picked up your bag by mistake.
 2 used for asking sb to repeat sth because you did not hear it properly
efendim?
 

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