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Beg (Verb)

Meaning 1

Call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

  • Pray
  • Implore

Hyponyms

  • Insist

Related Words

  • Beg Off (verb)
  • Beggary (noun)

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.

Hypernyms

  • Fudge
  • Skirt
  • Put Off
  • Elude
  • Dodge
  • Evade
  • Sidestep
  • Circumvent
  • Parry
  • Duck

Meaning 3

Ask to obtain free; "beg money and food".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Hypernyms

  • Bespeak
  • Call For
  • Ask For
  • Quest

Hyponyms

  • Scrounge
  • Shnorr
  • Cadge

Related Words

  • Beggary (noun)

Meaning 4

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.

Synonyms

  • Solicit
  • Tap

Hypernyms

  • Request
  • Bespeak
  • Call For
  • Quest

Hyponyms

  • Lobby
  • Quest
  • Canvass

Related Words

  • Beggary (noun)
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