beg, entreat, beseech, implore, supplicate, adjure, importune mean to ask urgently. beg suggests earnestness or insistence in the asking.

There are more and more homeless people begging on the streets these days. She had to beg for money and food for her children. He begged a loan from his boss.

If you beg someone to do something, you ask them very anxiously or eagerly to do it. I begged him to come back to England with me. [VERB noun to-infinitive] I begged to be allowed to leave. [VERB to …

Beg may imply no more than standard courtesy (forgive me, I beg you), but in less formulaic expressions it usually suggests a respectful seriousness: I begged her to tell me what was troubling her.

Idioms beg the question, to assume the truth of the point in dispute: If you try to prove that the death penalty reduces crime by saying that crime is reduced by having the death penalty, you are begging …

idiom (beg (someone's) pardon) Used to introduce a polite request. idiom (beg the question) To assume to be true what one is purporting to prove in an argument.

beg definition: ask someone for something without paying for it. Check meanings, examples, usage tips, pronunciation, domains, and related words. Discover expressions like "beg off", "beg leave", "beg …