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beg
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- pronunciation:
- beg
- features:
- Word Explorer
part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
begs, begging, begged |
definition 1: |
to ask a favor of; to plead for.
I beg you to help.- synonyms:
- beseech, entreat
- similar words:
- petition, pray, press, request, urge
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definition 2: |
to ask for in a polite or in a desperate way.
He begged for mercy.- similar words:
- appeal, ask, beseech, entreat, petition, plead, pray, press
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definition 3: |
to ask for charity or gifts.
She was forced to beg when she lost her job and home.- similar words:
- appeal, ask, pray, sponge
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related words: |
ask, wish |
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