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

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.

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 definition: to ask for as a gift, as charity, or as a favor: to beg forgiveness. See examples of beg used in a sentence.

idiom (beg the question) To assume to be true what one is purporting to prove in an argument. idiom (beg the question) To call to mind a question in a discussion; invite or provoke a question.

To ask for (something) in an urgent or humble manner. Beg someone's forgiveness; beg a favor.

4 days ago · beg (third-person singular simple present begs, present participle begging, simple past and past participle begged) (intransitive) To request the help of someone, often in the form of money.

To beg is to ask for something in an earnest, pleading way. You might beg your roommates to be quiet if you're desperately trying to get some sleep.

The phrase I beg your pardon is used in polite speech to apologize when you have done something impolite or when you have made a mistake. I beg your pardon. [= sorry, excuse me] I didn't mean to …