beg
verb (used with object)
to ask for as a gift, as charity, or as a favor: to beg forgiveness.
was begging
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past progressiveof beg.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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A Twins counselor said in a written statement she heard Edward say “he could not hold on anymore and he was begging God to stop the water.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
I was begging for her to call me and I knew, had it truly been her, that she would answer me in an instant.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026
Not everyone was begging for acts you’d usually expect to headline a cruise ship advertised to people who graduated college when Bill Clinton was president.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2025
“We had a defendant who was begging to tell his side of the story. It’s a he said, she said case, and he’s saying ‘that’s not how it happened.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
She was begging a sailor for a sweet, which he held tauntingly out of reach.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
