1
[ verb ] call upon in supplication; entreat

Synonyms

implore pray

Examples

"I beg you to stop!"

Used in print

(John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)

She added a postscript begging me to be careful about drinking .

(Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)

Watson watched two of them flounder into the shallow water and listened to their voices beg shrilly .

The men mewed and scratched , begging to be taken_away .

2
[ verb ] make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently

Synonyms

solicit tap

Examples

"Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce" "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"

Used in print

(Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)

`` I beg to inquire if the back is now safe for travelers '' , he said .

(Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)

What had he thought_of , to go to John , grovel and beg understanding ?

3
[ verb ] ask to obtain free, as of money

Used in print

(William C. Smith, "Why Fear Ideas?"...)

So all-important are ideas , we are told , that persons successful in business and happy in social life usually fall_into two classes : those who invent new ideas of their own , and those who borrow , beg , or steal from others .

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