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beg
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- pronunciation:
- beg
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
begs, begging, begged |
| definition 1: |
If you asked your mother to take you swimming but she said "no," you might ask her again and say, "Please! Please!" When we ask for something in this way, we are begging.
We all begged Mom to let us keep the puppy.- similar words:
- pray, press, request, urge
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| definition 2: |
When you beg for something, you ask for it politely but in a way that shows you really, strongly want it. When you beg to do something, you strongly but politely ask someone's permission to do it.
Talia's little brother begged for a ride on her new bicycle.Jason begged to go home from the hospital, but the doctor said he was still too weak.- similar words:
- appeal, ask, pray, press
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| related words: |
ask, wish |
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