beg
verb (used with object)
to ask for as a gift, as charity, or as a favor: to beg forgiveness.
had begged
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past perfectof beg.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Two months before Mabel's murder, Hardman had begged a German exchange student to bite his neck in the belief she was a vampire and could transform him.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
Arbeloa and Mbappe had begged fans to support the team but, just as they did a fortnight ago against Levante, they whistled their own players.
From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026
Later we heard he had been ordered home by the Head of the Art Unit and had begged to be allowed to stay.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2025
She explained that being from inland, she and her family knew little about the fishing industry, though they had been skeptical and had begged her brother to not work at sea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2023
When Ophie had begged him to stay, he’d taken the arm of a pretty white lady and walked away, his hat at a jaunty angle.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
