beg
verb (used with object)
to ask for as a gift, as charity, or as a favor: to beg forgiveness.
has begged
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present perfectof beg (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“Over the last four years, the space has begged the question: How can we fill it with life?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
They’re amping up the laughs, incorporating sci-fi, horror and even a Freaky Friday act where Jinkx and DeLa find themselves body-swapped, something Jinkx has begged to do for years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
Colombian-born Liverpool footballer Luis Díaz has begged for his father's kidnappers to free him immediately and "end this painful wait".
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2023
A basketball purist, Durant has begged for a space to just hoop.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 21, 2022
He has had short periods of consciousness during which time he has begged me to write to Jenny Creighton—he calls for her constantly in his delirium.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
