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
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, supplicateRELATED WORDS:
bludge [], cadge, mooch, sponge; ask, desire, invoke, request, sue; claim, coerce, command, compel, demand, force, insist, requireNEAR ANTONYMS:
hint, imply, intimate, suggest; appease, conciliate, gratify, mollify, oblige, pacify, placate, please, satisfy; comfort, console, content, quiet