begged
乞求的,乞讨的,恳求的,乞求
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Definitions
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begged, beg·ging.
- : to ask for as a gift, as charity, or as a favor: to beg alms; to beg forgiveness.
- : to ask to give or do something; implore: He begged me for mercy. Sit down, I beg you.
- : to take for granted without basis or justification: a statement that begs the very point we're disputing.
- : to fail or refuse to come to grips with; avoid; evade: a report that consistently begs the whole problem.
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begged, beg·ging.
- : to ask alms or charity; live by asking alms.
- : to ask humbly or earnestly: begging for help; begging to differ.
- : to sit up, as trained, in a posture of entreaty.
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- : beg off, to request or obtain release from an obligation, promise, etc.: He had promised to drive us to the recital but begged off at the last minute.
Phrases
- beginning of the end, the
- begin to see daylight
- begin to see the light
- begin with
- beg off
- beg the question
- beg to differ
- go begging
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Meanwhile, Pennsylvania’s cash-strapped public school districts have begged for relief from the excessive tuition bills they must pay to the online schools.
It was a cri de coeur that, given the season, begs comparisons to the Festivus airing of grievances from George Costanza’s father on “Seinfeld” — another older Queens man unable to gracefully accept the nature of the world around him.
A little wine and time make this pot roast tender and flavorfulSo, latkes are something I’ve obsessed over since I was a kid, begging my mom to make them for me year-round.
This year, the epidemiologists are begging us to stay home and celebrate Thanksgiving only among members of the same household.
Weeks later, in an emotional video shared by the city of Arlington, the family is begging others to avoid gathering with anyone outside their immediate household.
According to the sheriff, 18-year-old Levi Weaver begged the officer to shoot him, and then leapt at him.
She begged hospital staff to let her keep the rods and screws.
I begged the doctors to save my children [as] I watched them grow weaker and weaker every day.
And when she spoke out about the AIDS crisis, her agent and manager practically begged her to let it go.
I used to hang out with them all day and begged him to teach me.
Madame Ratignolle begged Robert to accompany her to the house; she complained of cramp in her limbs and stiffness of the joints.
Which latter circumstance he begged Mr. Perker to note, with a glowing countenance and many marks of indignation.
At last he lay upon the floor, while around her, Mrs. Merley and the other girl begged and beseeched.
So my mother begged me to slip into the Rooms, with what was left, and try to get something back.
She would not dare to choose, and begged that Mademoiselle Reisz would please herself in her selections.