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All beg synonyms

beg
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verb beg

  • urge β€” to push or force along; impel with force or vigor: to urge the cause along.
  • beseech β€” If you beseech someone to do something, you ask them very eagerly and anxiously.
  • pray β€” to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
  • sue β€” to institute a process in law against; bring a civil action against: to sue someone for damages.
  • implore β€” to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat: They implored him to go.
  • solicit β€” to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.: He solicited aid from the minister.
  • plead β€” to appeal or entreat earnestly: to plead for time.
  • ask β€” If you ask someone something, you say something to them in the form of a question because you want to know the answer.
  • bite β€” If you bite something, you use your teeth to cut into it, for example in order to eat it or break it. If an animal or person bites you, they use their teeth to hurt or injure you.
  • scrounge β€” to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
  • hustle β€” to proceed or work rapidly or energetically: to hustle about putting a house in order.
  • call on β€” If you call on someone to do something or call upon them to do it, you say publicly that you want them to do it.
  • desire β€” A desire is a strong wish to do or have something.
  • advocate β€” If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly.
  • nag β€” to annoy by persistent faultfinding, complaints, or demands.
  • invoke β€” to call for with earnest desire; make supplication or pray for: to invoke God's mercy.
  • besiege β€” If you are besieged by people, many people want something from you and continually bother you.
  • abjure β€” If you abjure something such as a belief or way of life, you state publicly that you will give it up or that you reject it.
  • woo β€” to seek the favor, affection, or love of, especially with a view to marriage. Synonyms: court, pursue, chase.
  • importune β€” to press or beset with solicitations; demand with urgency or persistence.
  • press β€” to force into service, especially naval or military service; impress.
  • crave β€” If you crave something, you want to have it very much.
  • requisition β€” the act of requiring or demanding.
  • worry β€” to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
  • canvass β€” If you canvass for a particular person or political party, you go around an area trying to persuade people to vote for that person or party.
  • supplicate β€” to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition.
  • petition β€” a formally drawn request, often bearing the names of a number of those making the request, that is addressed to a person or group of persons in authority or power, soliciting some favor, right, mercy, or other benefit: a petition for clemency; a petition for the repeal of an unfair law.
  • conjure β€” If you conjure something out of nothing, you make it appear as if by magic.
  • ding β€” to cause surface damage to; dent: Flying gravel had dinged the car's fenders.
  • knock β€” to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
  • tap β€” Telocator Alphanumeric Protocol
  • brace β€” If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it.
  • burn β€” If there is a fire or a flame somewhere, you say that there is a fire or flame burning there.
  • chisel β€” A chisel is a tool that has a long metal blade with a sharp edge at the end. It is used for cutting and shaping wood and stone.
  • freeload β€” to take advantage of others for free food, entertainment, etc.
  • sponge β€” any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or framework, occurring in large, sessile colonies.
  • nick β€” Old Nick.
  • benefit β€” The benefit of something is the help that you get from it or the advantage that results from it.
  • score β€” the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
  • want β€” to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one's dinner; always wanting something new.
  • buzz β€” If something buzzes or buzzes somewhere, it makes a long continuous sound, like the noise a bee makes when it is flying.
  • touch β€” to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously.
  • cadge β€” If someone cadges food, money, or help from you, they ask you for it and succeed in getting it.
  • panhandle β€” the handle of a pan.
  • bum β€” Someone's bum is the part of their body which they sit on.
  • mooch β€” to borrow (a small item or amount) without intending to return or repay it.
  • impetrate β€” to obtain by entreaty.
  • obsecrate β€” to entreat solemnly; beseech; supplicate.
  • obtest β€” to invoke as witness.
  • call upon β€” to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she was home.
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