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.

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.

If you beg someone to do something, you ask them very anxiously or eagerly to do it. I begged him to come back to New York with me. We are not going to beg for help anymore.

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 …

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

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. You can beg your parents to let you go to a concert with …

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 beg is to earnestly or humbly ask or plead for something from someone. It typically is an expression of needing help, often in situations of poverty or desperation.

Definition of beg verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.