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beg
1[ beg ]
verb (used with object)
- to ask for as a gift, as charity, or as a favor: to beg forgiveness.
to beg alms;
to beg forgiveness.
- to ask (someone) to give or do something; implore:
He begged me for mercy.
Sit down, I beg you.
- to take for granted without basis or justification:
a statement that begs the very point we're disputing.
a report that consistently begs the whole problem.
verb (used without object)
- to ask alms or charity; live by asking alms.
- to ask humbly or earnestly: begging to differ.
begging for help;
begging to differ.
- (of a dog) to sit up, as trained, in a posture of entreaty.
verb phrase
- to request or obtain release from an obligation, promise, etc.:
He had promised to drive us to the recital but begged off at the last minute.
beg
2[ beyg, beg ]
noun
- bey.
beg.
3abbreviation for
- begin.
- beginning.
beg
1/ bɛɡ /
beg
2/ bɛɡ /
verb
- whenintr, often foll by for to solicit (for money, food, etc), esp in the street
- to ask (someone) for (something or leave to do something) formally, humbly, or earnestly
I beg to differ
I beg forgiveness
- intr (of a dog) to sit up with forepaws raised expectantly
- to leave unanswered or unresolved
to beg a point
- beg the question
- to evade the issue
- to assume the thing under examination as proved
- to suggest that a question needs to be asked
the firm's success begs the question: why aren't more companies doing the same?
- go begging or go a-beggingto be unwanted or unused
Usage
Other Words From
- half-begging adjective
- un·begged adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of beg1
Word History and Origins
Origin of beg1
Idioms and Phrases
- beg the question,
- to assume the truth of the very point raised in a question.
- to evade the issue or avoid a direct answer.
- to raise the question; inspire one to ask.
- go begging, to remain open or available, as a position that is unfilled or an unsold item:
The job went begging for lack of qualified applicants.
More idioms and phrases containing beg
- go begging
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
If there were ever a time to recreate the tuna noodle casserole you begged for five nights a week as an elementary schooler, that time is now.
Tired of sales pitches from ed tech providers, one school superintendent in Washington state sent out a tweet begging them to stop.
Others are gained by paying, providing content, or begging and pleading.
The two had to beg on the streets to be able to get enough to eat, so this was the reason the girls jumped at the chance to get paid jobs in Enugu.
I did not have to feel like I was begging and not able to take care of myself, and they helped me build those little bits of confidence.
You must atone, apologize, and beg forgiveness for the thousands of LGBT lives you have taken.
Unlike Axler, Pacino says he has yet to lose his, though many critics would beg to differ.
My Netflix account and, more importantly, my wallet would beg to differ.
The premise was simple: sell a brand to the patient and trust that the patient will beg the doctor for the same brand.
She is not denying her behavior, and she's unwilling to beg for the public's mercy.
They competed for it only in order to get a morsel of food, so they would not have to beg it from door to door.
Monsieur le Maire,” said he, “I should like to examine the premises, and beg that you will have the kindness to accompany me.
I beg to trouble you with a few wild ideas of mine, which perhaps may some future day benefit the public.
I am very much obliged for your continued favours, and beg pardon for so often troubling you.
I hope you will fully consider this business, and must beg you will have the goodness to write to me by return of post.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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