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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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The doctor has worked with high school athletes who beg for a chance to play a final game after suffering a torn ACL.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

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

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Again and again his terrified sources, after bemoaning the Orwellian climate of the book business, beg him for reassurance that they will not be named in print.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

The comments are a mish-mash of people praising the Trumps and Jesus, while others beg viewers to recognize the video is fake.

From Salon • Jan. 12, 2026

Any other time, I’d beg them to stop.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.