begging
/ˈbɛɡɪŋ/noun, verb2 syllables
Begging means: call upon in supplication; entreat.
Synonyms for begging7
noun, as in a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
verb, as in make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
verb, as in ask to obtain free
verb, as in dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted
What does begging mean?5
verb
call upon in supplication; entreat“I beg you to stop!”
make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently“Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce”
ask to obtain free“beg money and food”
dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted“beg the question”
noun
a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Begging in a sentence
- There are only three ways you can live: begging, stealing, or producing something.rul
- Right on schedule, that contractor came around today, begging for more time.unknown
- I'm begging you, could you stop treating me like a pet?CM
- Now that the tables have turned, they’re begging us to stop.Amastan
- Yanni was on the ground, begging for his life.Amastan
- By law, begging in the street is forbidden.cjane
- The man went begging from door to door.CK
- Ziri was begging for his mother to wake up.Amastan
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of begging
as a noun
- plural
- beggings