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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
- 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
Synonyms for begged
- abjure
- advocate
- apply to
- ask
- ask alms
- benefit
- beseech
- besiege
- bite
- brace
- bum
- burn
- buzz
- cadge
- call on
- call to
- call upon
- canvass
- chisel
- clamor for
- conjure
- crave
- desire
- dime up
- ding
- entreat
- freeload
- hit up
- hustle
- impetrate
- implore
- importune
- invoke
- knock
- live hand to mouth
- mendicate
- mooch
- nag
- nick
- nickel up
- obsecrate
- obtest
- panhandle
- pass the hat
- petition
- plead
- pray
- press
- put the bite on
- put the touch on
- requisition
- score
- scrounge
- solicit
- solicit charity
- sponge
- sponge on
- sue
- supplicate
- tap
- touch
- urge
- want
- woo
- worry
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