Definitions

beg

[beg] / bɛg /

VERB

request

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ask beseech implore plead pray solicit sue urge

STRONG

abjure advocate besiege canvass conjure crave desire entreat importune invoke nag petition press requisition supplicate woo worry

WEAK

apply to call to impetrate obsecrate obtest

Antonyms

STRONGEST

answer reply

VERB

seek charity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bite call on hustle scrounge

STRONG

benefit brace bum burn buzz cadge chisel freeload knock mooch nick panhandle score sponge tap touch want

WEAK

ask alms call upon clamor for dime up hit up live hand to mouth mendicate nickel up pass the hat put the bite on put the touch on solicit charity sponge on

Antonyms

WEAK

give

Example Sentences

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“If you know something — anything — we beg you to come forward and give us closure.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Until the stock trades a new high, however, the market will beg to disagree.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

“We beg you now to return our mother to us so that we can celebrate with her.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

“We beg you now to return our mother to us so that we can celebrate with her,” she said.

From Salon • Feb. 10, 2026

“What do you want? Please tell me you aren’t here to beg me to be friends again.”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston