beg
call upon in supplication; entreat
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,310 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 13,955 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.007% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- call upon in supplication; entreat also: implore, pray I beg you to stop!
- make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently also: solicit, tap Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorceMy neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities
- ask to obtain free beg money and food
- dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted beg the questionbeg the point in the discussion
beg in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Of whom could she beg a shelter?
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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But I beg you to consider the state we are in.
The Countess of Saint Geran Celebrated Crimes · Alexandre Dumas · Chapter 1
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I have no creature, no soul to speak to; none to beg assistance from.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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She told me to give you her kindest regairds and beg you to excuse her not writing.
Pearl of Pearl Island · John Oxenham · Chapter 1
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Their Editors, to whom I beg to offer my thanks here, made me perform mainly by kindness but partly by bribery.
Notes on Life & Letters · Joseph Conrad · Chapter 1