Beg (Verb)
Meaning 1
Ask to obtain free; "beg money and food".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- The homeless man had to beg for money on the street to buy dinner.
- She was forced to beg her neighbors for clothes after the fire destroyed her home.
- In desperation, he decided to beg for a free ticket to the concert.
- Many families were left to beg for food and shelter after the devastating hurricane.
- As her funds ran out, she began to beg acquaintances for small loans.
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Meaning 2
Dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted; "beg the question"; "beg the point in the discussion".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- Assuming the existence of alien life isn't proven and thus truly just begs the question of whether we're alone in the universe.
- The debater's comments on global warming stats merely begged the point that human activities are causing permanent damage to the atmosphere.
- Even Einstein's genius begged the question of how far human knowledge can really stretch without additional exploration.
- The philosopher's theories begged the question of whether an individual's consciousness is an illusion within the universe.
- Her assertion that the existence of love explains all of human behavior rather begged the point of what constitutes a universal human emotion.
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Meaning 3
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".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The children beg their parents for a new pet.
- She would beg for forgiveness, hoping he would eventually understand.
- Beggars would often beg passersby for coins or spare change.
- The company's executives started to beg investors for more funding to stay afloat.
- The charity campaigner began to beg the public for donations to support the cause.
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Meaning 4
Call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- I beg you to stop and think about the consequences of your actions.
- My mother's last words were to beg forgiveness for any pain she may have caused.
- She fell to her knees and began to beg the judge for mercy.
- He was forced to beg his boss for another chance after failing the project.
- I beg of you, please don't leave me here alone in this dark forest.