beg
verb (used with object)
to ask for as a gift, as charity, or as a favor: to beg forgiveness.
is begging
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present progressiveof beg (3rd person singular).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 what Mr. Salam calls “tin-cup urbanism,” the mayor of this “incredibly rich, dynamic city” is begging Albany and the federal government for money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Speaking from the Oval Office on Tuesday, Trump said Iran is "begging to make a deal" but whether it happens or not is "irrelevant" to America's timetable.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
OpenAI’s Sam Altman is begging utilities for power.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 30, 2025
Mark Joseph Stern: I think he is begging us to please cease and desist calling them “Kavanaugh stops.”
From Slate ● Dec. 30, 2025
“I just remembered that Karen Linga down the street fell and broke her hip and she’s in so much pain she is begging for you to come take her away.”
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
