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begging

UK
/ˈbɛgɪŋ/
US
/ˈbɛɡɪŋ/
begging off

Translations

beggingnoun
Begging is often seen on the streets of big cities.
Попрошайничество часто можно увидеть на улицах больших городов.
His begging for forgiveness was sincere.
Его мольба о прощении была искренней.
Additional translations
нищенство
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.
begverb

begging

Gerund

begged
Past Simple
begged
Past Participle
begging
Gerund
UK
/bɛg/
US
/bɛg/
He began to beg for forgiveness.
Он начал умолять о прощении.
She had to beg for help from her neighbors.
Ей пришлось просить помощи у соседей.
The child would often beg for candy.
Ребенок часто выпрашивал конфеты.
Additional translations
выпрашиваться
побуждать к
Synonyms
entreat
urge
petition
solicit
plead
implore
beseech
request
Antonyms
command
order
demand

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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