beg, entreat, beseech, implore, supplicate, adjure, importune mean to ask urgently. beg suggests earnestness or insistence in the asking.

If you beg someone to do something, you ask them very anxiously or eagerly to do it. I begged him to come back to England with me. [VERB noun to-infinitive] I begged to be allowed to leave. [VERB to …

There are more and more homeless people begging on the streets these days. She had to beg for money and food for her children. He begged a loan from his boss.

Beg may imply no more than standard courtesy (forgive me, I beg you), but in less formulaic expressions it usually suggests a respectful seriousness: I begged her to tell me what was troubling her.

Idioms beg the question, to assume the truth of the point in dispute: If you try to prove that the death penalty reduces crime by saying that crime is reduced by having the death penalty, you are begging …

Beg may imply no more than standard courtesy (forgive me, I beg you), but in less formulaic expressions it usually suggests a respectful seriousness: I begged her to tell me what was troubling her.

The phrase I beg your pardon is used in polite speech to apologize when you have done something impolite or when you have made a mistake. I beg your pardon. [= sorry, excuse me] I didn't mean to …

Beggar in the street of Nishapur, Iran, 2009 Begging directed at passing traffic, Denver, Colorado, 2018 Begging at traffic lights in Patras, Greece, 2010 Beggar in Uppsala, Sweden, 2014 Begging from …

To make a plea or earnest request for something, typically in a humble or desperate manner. See example sentences, synonyms, and etymology for the verb beg.

Definition of beg verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.