English verb: beg | |||
1. | beg (communication) call upon in supplication; entreat | ||
Samples | I beg you to stop!. | ||
Examples | They beg him to write the letter, They beg to move | ||
Synonyms | implore, pray | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | plead | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | crave, importune, insist, supplicate | ||
2. | beg (communication) make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently | ||
Samples | Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce. My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities. | ||
Synonyms | solicit, tap | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something from somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bespeak, call for, quest, request | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | buttonhole, canvas, canvass, lobby, quest | ||
3. | beg (possession) ask to obtain free | ||
Samples | Beg money and food. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bespeak, call for, quest, request | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cadge, panhandle, schnorr, scrounge, shnorr | ||
4. | beg (communication) dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted | ||
Samples | Beg the question. Beg the point in the discussion. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt | ||