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   beg

   /bɛɡ/

   verb

   • 1. ask someone earnestly or humbly for something: "he begged his fellow passengers for help" Similar beseechentreatimploreadjureplead withappeal topray toaskrequestcall onpetitionapply toimportuneexhortenjoinpressrare:obsecrate
   • ▪ ask for (something) earnestly or humbly: "he begged their forgiveness" Similar ask forrequestplead forappeal forcall forsue forsolicitseeklook forpress forrare:impetrate
   • ▪ ask formally for (permission to do something): "I will now beg leave to make some observations"
   • 2. ask for food or money as charity: "a young woman was begging in the street" Similar ask for moneysolicit moneyseek charityseek almsinformal:spongescroungebumtouch someone for moneyscabcadgesorn on someonemoochbludge
   • ▪ acquire (food or money) from someone by begging: "a piece of bread which I begged from a farmer"
   • ▪ (of a dog) sit up with the front paws raised expectantly in the hope of a reward.

   Word Origin Middle English: probably from Old Englishbedecian, of Germanic origin; related to bid2.

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • B

     3

   • E

     1

   • G

     2

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