BEG Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster beg, entreat, beseech, implore, supplicate, adjure, importune mean to ask urgently beg suggests earnestness or insistence in the asking
BEG | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary 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
Beg - definition of beg by The Free Dictionary 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 troubling her
BEG definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary 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 leave [VERB to-infinitive] We are not going to beg for help any more [VERB + for]
beg - definition and meaning - Wordnik idiom (beg the question) To assume to be true what one is purporting to prove in an argument idiom (beg the question) To call to mind a question in a discussion; invite or provoke a question
BEG Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com To beg is to ask for something in an earnest, pleading way You might beg your roommates to be quiet if you're desperately trying to get some sleep You can beg your parents to let you go to a concert with your friends, and you can beg your sister for forgiveness after you inadvertently hurt her feelings
BEGGAR Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of BEGGAR is someone who begs; especially : a usually unhoused person who lives by asking for money, food, etc How to use beggar in a sentence
Beg Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary The phrase I beg your pardon is used in polite speech to apologize when you have done something impolite or when you have made a mistake I beg your pardon [= sorry, excuse me] I didn't mean to bump into you like that You're correct; the amount is 12 dollars