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Grammar : Verb
Spell : beg
Phonetic Transcription : bɛg



Definition of begged

Origin :
  • c.1200, perhaps from Old English bedecian "to beg," from Proto-Germanic *beth-; or possibly from Anglo-French begger, from Old French begart (see beggar). The Old English word for "beg" was wædlian, from wædl "poverty." Of trained dogs, 1816.
  • As a courteous mode of asking (beg pardon, etc.), first attested c.1600. To beg the question translates Latin petitio principii, and means "to assume something that hasn't been proven as a basis of one's argument," thus "asking" one's opponent to give something unearned, though more of the nature of taking it for granted without warrant.
  • verb request
  • verb seek charity
Example sentences :
  • But Mr. Hand, flattered by her politeness, begged her to remain.
  • Extract from : « The Raid From Beausejour; And How The Carter Boys Lifted The Mortgage » by Charles G. D. Roberts
  • Hester begged Mrs. Baldwin to lead the way, and followed her up the stairs.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • She begged his pardon, but could those really be the boys names?
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • "Everything in the world that you want," begged the elderly gentleman.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • And did she tell you that Mrs. Sloane Schuyler begged to have her presented?
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • "Why, Father, I begged you not to try," said Helen impatiently.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • "Why, cert.," she said when I begged her last Wednesday to take care of Helen.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • Angelique, having risen, refused, and begged Felicien to leave immediately.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • This was no explanation; I begged her to tell me what she meant.
  • Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen
  • "But this is my money, my own private affair," begged Eileen.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter

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