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Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
beg (verb)
transitive verb
1.
to ask for as a charity
2.
a) to ask earnestly for - entreat
b) to require as necessary or appropriate
3.
intransitive verb
- evade sidestep begged the real problems
1.
to ask for alms
2.
to ask earnestly - begged for mercy
beg (abbreviation)
begin; beginning
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
beg (verb)
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
SYNONIMS:
appeal (to), beseech, besiege, conjure, entreat, impetrate, implore, importune, petition, plead (to), pray, solicit, supplicate
RELATED WORDS:
bludge [], cadge, mooch, sponge; ask, desire, invoke, request, sue; claim, coerce, command, compel, demand, force, insist, require
call on ( upon)
NEAR ANTONYMS:
hint, imply, intimate, suggest; appease, conciliate, gratify, mollify, oblige, pacify, placate, please, satisfy; comfort, console, content, quiet

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