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begging

UK
/ˈbɛgɪŋ/
US
/ˈbɛɡɪŋ/
begging off

Translations

beggingnoun
The man resorted to begging on the streets after losing his job.
L'homme en est venu à la mendicité dans la rue après avoir perdu son emploi.
supplicationAu sens d’une demande pressante et humble.
Her constant begging for forgiveness eventually wore him down.
Sa supplication constante pour obtenir son pardon finit par l'épuiser.
Additional translations
implorationEmploi soutenu ; demande insistante et humble.
Synonyms
petition
pleading
imploring
entreaty
request
appeal
begginggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈbɛɡɪŋ/
US
/ˈbɛɡɪŋ/
Used attributively to denote something connected with asking for charity or imploring.
mendicantAu sens de la mendicité ; registre courant à soutenu.
The charity sent out begging letters to potential donors.
L'association a envoyé des lettres mendicantes à des donateurs potentiels.
Additional translations
implorantAu sens d’une demande pressante ou humble.
begverb

begging

Gerund

begged
Past Simple
begged
Past Participle
begging
Gerund
UK
/bɛg/
US
/bɛg/
supplierDemande humble ou pressante.
She begged him for forgiveness after the argument.
Elle l’a supplié de lui pardonner après la dispute.
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.
Additional translations
implorerPlus soutenu; insiste sur l’aspect pressant ou pathétique de la demande.
Synonyms
implore
solicit
petition
urge
entreat
beseech
plead
request
Antonyms
demand
order
command

Definitions

beggingnoun
The act of asking for money, food, or help as charity or as a means of survival.
The man resorted to begging on the streets after losing his job.
The practice of imploring or requesting something earnestly or humbly.
Her constant begging for forgiveness eventually wore him down.
begginggerund / present participle
Relating to or characterized by the act of asking for charity or imploring earnestly.
The charity sent out begging letters to potential donors.
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.
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