beg, entreat, beseech, implore, supplicate, adjure, importune mean to ask urgently. beg suggests earnestness or insistence in the asking.

If you beg someone to do something, you ask them very anxiously or eagerly to do it. I begged him to come back to England with me. [VERB noun to-infinitive] I begged to be allowed to leave. [VERB to …

There are more and more homeless people begging on the streets these days. She had to beg for money and food for her children. He begged a loan from his boss.

Beg may imply no more than standard courtesy (forgive me, I beg you), but in less formulaic expressions it usually suggests a respectful seriousness: I begged her to tell me what was troubling her.

Idioms beg the question, to assume the truth of the point in dispute: If you try to prove that the death penalty reduces crime by saying that crime is reduced by having the death penalty, you are begging …

Definition of beg verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

The phrase I beg your pardon is used in polite speech to apologize when you have done something impolite or when you have made a mistake. I beg your pardon. [= sorry, excuse me] I didn't mean to …