beg

beg  (bg)

v. begged, beg·ging, begs

v.tr.

1. To ask for as charity: begged money while sitting in a doorway.

2. To ask earnestly for or of; entreat: begged me for help.

3.

a. To evade; dodge: a speech that begged the real issues.

b. To take for granted without proof: beg the point in a dispute.

v.intr.

1. To solicit alms.

2. To make a humble or urgent plea.

Phrasal Verb:

beg off

To ask to be released from something, such as an obligation: We were invited to stay for dinner, but we had to beg off.

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[Middle English beggen, possibly from Anglo-Norman begger, from Old French begart, lay brother, one who prays; see beggar.]

Synonyms: beg, crave, beseech, implore, entreat, importune
These verbs mean to make an earnest request. Beg and crave mean to ask in a serious and sometimes humble manner, especially for something one cannot claim as a right: I begged her to forgive me. The attorney craved the court's indulgence.
Beseech emphasizes earnestness and often implies anxiety: Be silent, we beseech you.
Implore intensifies the sense of urgency and anxiety: The child implored his father not to be angry.
Entreat pertains to persuasive pleading: "Ask me no questions, I entreat you" Charles Dickens.
Importune adds the sense of persistent and sometimes irksome pleading: The foundation was importuned by fundraisers. See Also Synonyms at cadge.

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beg

Verb

[begging, begged]

1. to ask for money or food in the street

2. to ask formally, humbly, or earnestly: I beg forgiveness, I beg to differ

3. beg the question to put forward an argument that assumes the very point it is supposed to establish, or that depends on some other questionable assumption

4. go begging to be unwanted or unused [probably from Old English bedecian]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	beg - call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!" implore, pray crave - plead or ask for earnestly supplicate - ask humbly (for something); "He supplicated the King for clemency" plead - appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop" importune, insist - beg persistently and urgently; "I importune you to help them" beg off, excuse - ask for permission to be released from an engagement
	2.	beg - 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" solicit, tap call for, request, bespeak, quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" quest - seek alms, as for religious purposes canvas, canvass - solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign buttonhole, lobby - detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors
	3.	beg - ask to obtain free; "beg money and food" call for, request, bespeak, quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" schnorr, shnorr, cadge, scrounge - obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; "he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends" panhandle - beg by accosting people in the street and asking for money
	4.	beg - dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted; "beg the question"; "beg the point in the discussion" evade, hedge, sidestep, skirt, parry, fudge, circumvent, dodge, elude, duck, put off - avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"

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beg

verb 1. implore, plead with, beseech, desire, request, pray, petition, conjure, crave, solicit, entreat, importune, supplicate, go on bended knee to

verb 2. scrounge, bum (informal) blag (slang) touch (someone) for (slang) mooch (slang) cadge, forage for, hunt around (for), sponge on (someone) for, freeload (slang) seek charity, call for alms, solicit charity << OPPOSITE give

verb 3. dodge, avoid, get out of, duck (informal) hedge, parry, shun, evade, elude, fudge, fend off, eschew, flannel Brit. (informal) sidestep, shirk, equivocate, body-swerve Scot.

Translations

beg [bɛg] vi → pedir limosna, mendigar

vt → pedir, rogar (= entreat); suplicar;

I beg your pardon (apologising) → perdóneme;

(not hearing) → ¿perdón?

beg [bɛg] vi → mendier

vt → mendier [+ favour]; quémander, solliciter [+ forgiveness, mercy etc]; demander (= entreat); supplier;

to beg sb to do sth → supplier qn de faire qch;

I beg your pardon (apologising) → excusez-moi: (not hearing) → pardon?;

that begs the question of ... → cela soulève la question de ..., cela suppose réglée la question de ... see also pardon

beg [bɛg] vi → betteln

vt (food, money) → betteln um;

(favour, forgiveness etc) → bitten um;

to beg for (food etc) → betteln um;

(forgiveness, mercy etc) → bitten um;

to beg sb to do sth → jdn bitten, etw zu tun;

I beg your pardon (apologizing) → entschuldigen Sie bitte: (not hearing) → (wie) bitte?;

to beg the question → der Frage ausweichen see also pardon

beg [bɛg] vi → chiedere l'elemosina

vt → chiedere in elemosina [+ favour]; chiedere (= entreat); pregare;

I beg your pardon (apologising) → mi scusi;

(not hearing) → scusi?;

this begs the question of ... → questo presuppone che sia già risolto il problema di ...

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beg

v beg [beg]

1 to ask (someone) for (money, food etc) The old man was so poor that he had to beg in the street; He begged (me) for money.bedelيَتَسَوَّل، يَسْتَجْديпросяžebrattiggebettelnζητιανεύωpedirkerjamaگدایی کردن؛kerjätämendierלְהִתחַנֵןभीख मांगनाmoliti, tražitikoldul, kérmengemisbetlaelemosinare, chiedere l'elemosina請い求める)구걸하다prašyti išmaldos, elgetautiubagotmeminta sedekahbedelentiggeżebraćpedira cere, a cerşiпросить подаянияžobraťprosjačitiprositibe (tigga) omขอทานdilenmek乞討старцювати; жебракуватиبھیک مانگنا ، خیرات مانگناăn xin乞讨

2 to ask (someone) desperately or earnestly I beg you not to do it.smeekيَتَوَسَّل إلىмоляnaléhavě žádat, prosittryglebittenικετεύωsuplicaranumaخواهش کردن؛ التماس کردنpyytää hartaastisupplier (de)לְהַפצִירआग्रह करनाpreklinjatikönyörögmemohonbiðja, sárbænapregare懇願する간청하다, 부탁하다maldautilūgt; lūgtiesmerayusmekentryglebłagaćimplorara rugaумолятьnaliehavo žiadať / prosiťrotitipreklinjatibe, bönfallaขอความกรุณาyalvarmak, rica etmek懇求благатиعاجزی سے درخواست کرناvan nài恳求

n ˈbeggar

a person who lives by begging The beggar asked for money for food.bedelaarشَحّاد، مُتَسَوِّلпросякžebráktiggerder Bettlerζητιάνοςmendigokerjusگدا؛ تهیدستkerjäläinenmendiant/-anteקַבּצָןभिखारीprosjakkolduspengemisbetlarimendicanteこじき거지elgetaubagspengemisbedelaartigger, betlerżebrakpedintecer­şetorнищийžobrákberačprosjaktiggareคนขอทานdilenci乞丐жебрак; старецьبھک منگا ، گداگرnguời ăn xin乞丐

v

to make very poor He was beggared by the collapse of his firm.arm maakيُفْقِر، يَجْعَلُهُ فَقيراобеднявамožebračitgøre til tigger; ruineretan den Bettelstab bringenκαταστρέφω οικονομικάarruinar, a la reducir miseriakerjuseks tegemaگدا کردن؛ بی چیز کردنsaattaa puille paljailleruinerלרוֹשֵשकंगाल कर देनाspasti na prosjački štapkoldusbotra juttatbangkrutgera öreiga, setja á hausinnrovinare, ridurre in miseria貧乏にする가난하게 만들다nuskurdintiizputinātmenjadi paparua anerengjøre til tigger, ruineredoprowadzić do nędzyempobrecera ruinaдоводить до нищетыožobráčiťbankrotirati, obubožatiosiromašitiruinera, göra till tiggareทำให้ยากจนลงfakirleştirmek, dilenciye çevirmek使貧窮пустити по світуقلاش ہو جاناlàm nghèo đi使贫穷

beggar description

to be so great in some way that it cannot be described Her beauty beggars description.onbeskryflik weesيجلُّ عن الوَصْف، فَوْقَ الوَصْفнеописуемvymykat se popisutrosse enhver beskrivelsedas Vorstellungsvermögen übersteigenξεπερνώ κάθε περιγραφήsuperar cualquier descripciónkirjeldamatu olemaتوصیف ناپذیرolla sanoin kuvaamatondéfierמִעֶבֶר לַמְתוֹאָרअवर्णनीयneopisivo, nemoguće dočaratileírhatatlansulit dilukiskanverður ekki með orðum lÿstessere indescrivibile筆舌に尽くしがたい형언할 수 없다neapsakomasbūt neaprakstāmamtidak tergambarkanalle beschrijving tartentrosse enhver beskrivelsebyć nie do opisaniaultrapassar qualquer descriçãoa nu se putea descrie în cuvinteне поддаётся описаниюnedať sa opísaťupirati sečiniti nedovoljnimtrotsa all beskrivningยิ่งใหญ่จนไม่อาจบรรยายได้kelimelerle anlatılmaz, tarifi imkânsız難以用筆墨形容забиває диханняناقابلِ بیان ہوناkhông thể tả được难以用笔墨形容

beg to differ

to disagree You may think that he should get the job but I beg to differ.Stem nie saam nieإسْمَح لي أن أُخالِفَكَНе съм съгласенmít jiný názortillade (mig) at have en anden meningsich erlauben, zu sein anderer Meinungδιαφωνώestar en desacuerdo, no compartir la misma ideaeriarvamusel olemaمخالفت کردنolla eri mieltäêtre d'un autre avisלַחלוֹק עַלअसहमति जतानाne slagati sekülönvéleménye vantidak sependapatleyfi mér að vera á annarri skoðunnon essere d'accordo意見が違う찬성하지 않다būti kitos nuomonėsatļauties nepiekristtidak setujueen andere mening toegedaan zijntillate seg å ha en annen mening/oppfatningbyć innego zdaniadiscordara fi de altă părereпозволю не согласитьсяmať iný názorbiti drugačnega mnenjadopustiti sebi da drugačije mislitetillåta sig att ha en annan uppfattningไม่เห็นด้วยkabul etmemek, aynı fikirde olmamak不同意не погодитисяاختلاف کرنا ، غیر متفق ہوناxin có ý kiến ngược lại不同意