beg

verb
UK: /beɡ/
US: /beɡ/

  1. To ask for food or money as charity.

    1. He had to beg for money. [ ] [ ]
    2. After losing his job, he had to beg from strangers to feed his family. [ ] [ ]

  2. To ask someone to do something in an anxious way, because you want it very much.

    1. I beg you, please help me. [ ] [ ]
    2. They begged him to stay, but he insisted on leaving immediately. [ ] [ ]

  3. To live by asking people for food or money.

    1. He lost everything and now must beg. [ ] [ ]
    2. The old man was forced to beg on the streets after losing his pension. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

plead entreat implore request beseech ask solicit
beg noun

  1. A person who lives by asking people for food or money.

    1. He is a street beg. [ ] [ ]
    2. The kind woman often gave food to the beg she saw every day. [ ] [ ]
beg idiom

  1. beg someone's pardon: a polite way of saying you disagree strongly with someone, or of asking them to repeat something because you did not hear it

    1. I beg your pardon, I didn't hear. [ ] [ ]
    2. I beg your pardon, but I think you are completely wrong about that issue. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "beg" in English means: To ask for food or money as charity., To ask someone to do something in an anxious way, because you want it very much., To live by asking people for food or money..

The phonetic transcription of "beg" is /beɡ/ in British English and /beɡ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "beg": plead, entreat, implore, request, beseech, ask, solicit.

Example usage of "beg": "He had to beg for money.". More examples on the page.