American English pronunciation
How to pronounce begs
IPA transcription: ['bɛɡz]
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Verb
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call upon in supplication; entreat
“I beg you to stop!”
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make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
“Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce”
“My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities”
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ask to obtain free
“beg money and food”
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dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted
“beg the question”
“beg the point in the discussion”
Usage examples
- She begs them to help, but they dare not defy Wotan.
- She begs for forgiveness for shaming the family, and dies in prison hospital.
- He crosses with her and begs.
- Dying, the woman begs Wolverine to take care of her daughter.
- Ray runs away from home and Roma begs Molly to find her.
- He leaps into her grave and begs the attendants to bury him with her.
- As Leela clutches her picture of Fry, Fry begs Leela to wake up.
- He crosses with her and begs.
- The child begs, possibly prays, for strength, but his dead mother does not answer.
- High-ranking Begs were allowed to wear the Queue.