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Beg

verb

(past & past part. begged; pres. part. begging)

Call upon in supplication; entreat. Synonyms: implore, pray.

Make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently. Synonyms: solicit, tap. "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"

Ask to obtain free.

Dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted. "Beg the point in the discussion"

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"Beg" Quotes from Famous Books

... to remember these words. If you believe the Bible to be inspired, you are bound to take its words as they stand. And therefore I beg you to remember that St. Paul preached not about UNrighteousness, but righteousness; not about INtemperance, but about temperance; not about hell, but about judgment to come; in a word, not about wrong, but about right. I hope that does not seem ...

— Discipline and Other Sermons • Charles Kingsley

... for the instruction of the future generations of men, and, believing it the only means of effectuating their rights, I wish them all possible success, and to yourself the eternal gratitude of those who will feel their benefits, and beg leave to add the assurance of my high esteem and respect."—Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Memorial Edition. 1904, vol. ...

— The Education Of The Negro Prior To 1861 • Carter Godwin Woodson

... courteously, "Wherefore beg this service of thy mother? Tell thy sister of thy intent. She is skilled, and will provide ...

— The Fall of the Niebelungs • Unknown

... "I beg your pardon," said the mate, courteously, "but it frequently happens. There has been some peculiar combination of the movement of the steamer on the swell of the sea, with the position of the screw at that moment—a convergence of a hundred ...

— Adrift on the Pacific • Edward S. Ellis

... it—not caring, as you know, to go among strangers—I said I had a friend with me. He invited you most cordially to accompany me. More excuses on my part only led to a painful result. I hurt Peterkin's feelings. 'I'm down in the world,' he said, 'and I'm not fit company for you and your friends. I beg your pardon for taking the liberty of inviting you!' He turned away with the tears in his eyes. What could ...

— The Black Robe • Wilkie Collins

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