What is the meaning of beg?

verb

  • Call upon in supplication; entreat.
    • usage: "I beg you to stop"
  • Make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently.
    • usage: "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"
  • Ask to obtain free.
    • usage: "beg money and food"
  • Dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted.
    • usage: "beg the question"; "beg the point in the discussion"
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