beg
verb (used with object)
to ask for as a gift, as charity, or as a favor: to beg forgiveness.
are begging
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present progressiveof beg.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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In an interview with the BBC, the Reform leader said he was not listening to the discussion and revealed his family are "begging" him to leave his job amid increasing pressure.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
US television star journalist Savannah Guthrie made an emotional appeal Saturday for anyone with information about her mother's disappearance to come forward, saying "we are begging for help" six months after the kidnapping took place.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Insurers are begging Congress and the Administration for help to counter abuse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Humanitarian groups are begging Israel and the international community to preserve the ceasefire and rush aid to improve conditions at these camps — hopefully, as a precursor to reconstruction.
From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2025
Everyone in Black Alliance has followed me out to the hallway and are begging me to stop.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
