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beg

/bɛg/

beg off

Translations

begverb

begged

Past Simple

begged

Past Participle

begging

Gerund

/bɛg/

mendierDemander l’aumône.

The man was seen begging on the street corner every day.

On voyait l’homme mendier au coin de la rue tous les jours.

supplierDemande humble ou pressante.

She begged him for forgiveness after the argument.

Elle l’a supplié de lui pardonner après la dispute.

Additional translations

implorerPlus soutenu; insiste sur l’aspect pressant ou pathétique de la demande.

Synonyms

Antonyms

begnoun

begs

/bɛɡ/

supplicationDemande humble et pressante.

Her public beg for mercy went unheard.

Sa supplication publique pour obtenir la grâce resta sans réponse.

Additional translations

mendicitéS’emploie surtout pour la demande d’aumône.

Definitions

begverb

To ask someone earnestly or humbly for something.

She begged him for forgiveness after the argument.

To ask for food or money as charity.

The man was seen begging on the street corner every day.

To ask someone to do something in a very urgent or anxious way.

He begged her to stay when she was about to leave.

To politely request forgiveness, repetition, or clarification, especially in fixed expressions.

"I beg your pardon, could you say that again?"

To assume or take for granted the truth of a premise in an argument, typically in the phrase “beg the question.”

By claiming that the law is unnecessary because it will not help, he begs the question of whether help is actually needed.

begnoun

An act or instance of asking for something earnestly, humbly, or as charity.

Her public beg for mercy went unheard.