beg

[beg] / bɛg /

VERB

request

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ask beseech implore plead pray solicit sue urge

STRONG

abjure advocate besiege canvass conjure crave desire entreat importune invoke nag petition press requisition supplicate woo worry

WEAK

apply to call to impetrate obsecrate obtest

Antonyms

STRONGEST

answer reply

VERB

seek charity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bite call on hustle scrounge

STRONG

benefit brace bum burn buzz cadge chisel freeload knock mooch nick panhandle score sponge tap touch want

WEAK

ask alms call upon clamor for dime up hit up live hand to mouth mendicate nickel up pass the hat put the bite on put the touch on solicit charity sponge on

Antonyms

WEAK

give

Example Sentences

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“Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” was a rarity in describing a jobless man begging for change, but most jazz standards and popular songs stuck to the perennial themes of love and romance.

From The Wall Street Journal

They fell on the ground and tearfully begged forgiveness.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We are reduced to begging and protesting for water."

From BBC

While specific issues can be offered for each team, it still begs the question: what went wrong for the English sides in Europe?

From BBC

A guard was passing by; I begged him in German to show us the toilets.

From Literature

beg

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