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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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Ultimately, Elkind argued, L.A. should have a more centralized decision-making authority so Metro would not have to beg small cities for permits for regionally important infrastructure projects.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Until the stock trades a new high, however, the market will beg to disagree.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

In the end, the World Cup-winning Argentina striker, who had just clinched the Premier League with Manchester City, had to beg for it to stop.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

“We beg you now to return our mother to us so that we can celebrate with her.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

“Please do not take my son away. I beg of you.”

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman