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- [beg]
- /bɛg/
- /beɡ/
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- [beg]
- /bɛg/
Definitions of beg word
- verb beg If you beg someone to do something, you ask them very anxiously or eagerly to do it. 3
- verb beg If someone who is poor is begging, they are asking people to give them food or money. 3
- verb beg to solicit (for money, food, etc), esp in the street 3
- verb beg to ask (someone) for (something or leave to do something) formally, humbly, or earnestly 3
- verb beg (of a dog) to sit up with forepaws raised expectantly 3
- verb beg to leave unanswered or unresolved 3
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Origin of beg
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English beggen, by assimilation from Old English *bedican, syncopated variant of bedecian to beg; compare Gothic bidagwa beggar. See bead
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Parts of speech for Beg
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
beg popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
beg usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for beg
verb beg
- urge — to push or force along; impel with force or vigor: to urge the cause along.
- beseech — If you beseech someone to do something, you ask them very eagerly and anxiously.
- pray — to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
- sue — to institute a process in law against; bring a civil action against: to sue someone for damages.
- implore — to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat: They implored him to go.
Antonyms for beg
verb beg
- reply — followup
- answer — When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them.
- leave alone — separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.
- give — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
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