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| beg [ beg ] (past and past participle begged, present participle beg·ging, 3rd person present singular begs) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb ask with emotion: to ask somebody for something such as a favor in a heartfelt, humble, or even humiliating way
  begged them for forgiveness
I beg of you to stop.
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2. transitive and intransitive verb ask for charity: to ask people for gifts of money or food, especially in the street
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3. intransitive verb sit up and ask for food: to ask for food by sitting up and holding out the front legs
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refers to dogs
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4. transitive verb evade matter: to avoid answering or dealing with a point
beg the question
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| [Probably < Old English bedecian< Germanic] |
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