beg (b g)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. Phrasal Verb: 1. To solicit alms. 2. To make a humble or urgent plea. 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. [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. |
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]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | beg - call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!" 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" |
| 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" 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 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" |
beg
verb 1. implore, plead with, beseech, desire, request, pray, petition, conjure, crave, solicit, entreat, importune, supplicate, go on bended knee to
Translations
beg [bɛg] vi → pedir limosna, mendigar
I beg your pardon (apologising) → perdóneme;
(not hearing) → ¿perdón?
beg [bɛg] vi → mendier
vt → mendier [+ favour]; quémander, solliciter [+ forgiveness, mercy etc]; demander (= entreat); supplier;
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;
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
I beg your pardon (apologising) → mi scusi;
(not hearing) → scusi?;
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. bedel يَتَسَوَّل، يَسْتَجْدي прося žebrat tigge betteln ζητιανεύω pedir kerjama گدایی کردن؛ kerjätä mendier לְהִתחַנֵן भीख मांगना moliti, tražiti koldul, kér mengemis betla elemosinare, chiedere l'elemosina 請い求める )구걸하다 prašyti išmaldos, elgetauti ubagot meminta sedekah bedelen tigge żebrać pedir a cere, a cerşi просить подаяния žobrať prosjačiti prositi be (tigga) om ขอทาน dilenmek 乞討 старцювати; жебракувати بھیک مانگنا ، خیرات مانگنا ăn xin 乞讨
2 to ask (someone) desperately or earnestly I beg you not to do it. smeek يَتَوَسَّل إلى моля naléhavě žádat, prosit trygle bitten ικετεύω suplicar anuma خواهش کردن؛ التماس کردن pyytää hartaasti supplier (de) לְהַפצִיר आग्रह करना preklinjati könyörög memohon biðja, sárbæna pregare 懇願する 간청하다, 부탁하다 maldauti lūgt; lūgties merayu smeken trygle błagać implorar a ruga умолять naliehavo žiadať / prosiť rotiti preklinjati be, bönfalla ขอความกรุณา yalvarmak, rica etmek 懇求 благати عاجزی سے درخواست کرنا van nài 恳求
n beggar
a person who lives by begging The beggar asked for money for food. bedelaar شَحّاد، مُتَسَوِّل просяк žebrák tigger der Bettler ζητιάνος mendigo kerjus گدا؛ تهیدست kerjäläinen mendiant/-ante קַבּצָן भिखारी prosjak koldus pengemis betlari mendicante こじき 거지 elgeta ubags pengemis bedelaar tigger, betler żebrak pedinte cerşetor нищий žobrák berač prosjak tiggare คนขอทาน dilenci 乞丐 жебрак; старець بھک منگا ، گداگر nguời ăn xin 乞丐
v
to make very poor He was beggared by the collapse of his firm. arm maak يُفْقِر، يَجْعَلُهُ فَقيرا обеднявам ožebračit gøre til tigger; ruineret an den Bettelstab bringen καταστρέφω οικονομικά arruinar, reducir a la miseria kerjuseks tegema گدا کردن؛ بی چیز کردن saattaa puille paljaille ruiner לרוֹשֵש कंगाल कर देना spasti na prosjački štap koldusbotra juttat bangkrut gera öreiga, setja á hausinn rovinare, ridurre in miseria 貧乏にする 가난하게 만들다 nuskurdinti izputināt menjadi papa rua aneren gjøre til tigger, ruinere doprowadzić do nędzy empobrecer a ruina доводить до нищеты ožobráčiť bankrotirati, obubožati osiromašiti ruinera, göra till tiggare ทำให้ยากจนลง fakirleştirmek, dilenciye çevirmek 使貧窮 пустити по світу قلاش ہو جانا làm nghèo đi 使贫穷
beggar description
to be so great in some way that it cannot be described Her beauty beggars description. onbeskryflik wees يجلُّ عن الوَصْف، فَوْقَ الوَصْف неописуем vymykat se popisu trosse enhver beskrivelse das Vorstellungsvermögen übersteigen ξεπερνώ κάθε περιγραφή superar cualquier descripción kirjeldamatu olema توصیف ناپذیر olla sanoin kuvaamaton défier מִעֶבֶר לַמְתוֹאָר अवर्णनीय neopisivo, nemoguće dočarati leírhatatlan sulit dilukiskan verður ekki með orðum lÿst essere indescrivibile 筆舌に尽くしがたい 형언할 수 없다 neapsakomas būt neaprakstāmam tidak tergambarkan alle beschrijving tarten trosse enhver beskrivelse być nie do opisania ultrapassar qualquer descrição a nu se putea descrie în cuvinte не поддаётся описанию nedať sa opísať upirati se činiti nedovoljnim trotsa all beskrivning ยิ่งใหญ่จนไม่อาจบรรยายได้ kelimelerle anlatılmaz, tarifi imkânsız 難以用筆墨形容 забиває дихання ناقابلِ بیان ہونا không 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 nie إسْمَح لي أن أُخالِفَكَ Не съм съгласен mít jiný názor tillade (mig) at have en anden mening sich erlauben, zu sein anderer Meinung διαφωνώ estar en desacuerdo, no compartir la misma idea eriarvamusel olema مخالفت کردن olla eri mieltä être d'un autre avis לַחלוֹק עַל असहमति जताना ne slagati se különvéleménye van tidak sependapat leyfi mér að vera á annarri skoðun non essere d'accordo 意見が違う 찬성하지 않다 būti kitos nuomonės atļauties nepiekrist tidak setuju een andere mening toegedaan zijn tillate seg å ha en annen mening/oppfatning być innego zdania discordar a fi de altă părere позволю не согласиться mať iný názor biti drugačnega mnenja dopustiti sebi da drugačije mislite tillåta sig att ha en annan uppfattning ไม่เห็นด้วย kabul etmemek, aynı fikirde olmamak 不同意 не погодитися اختلاف کرنا ، غیر متفق ہونا xin có ý kiến ngược lại 不同意
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