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Beg
/beɡ/
To ask or plead for something, often in a needy or urgent manner
Synonyms:
plead
implore
request
beseech
entreat
Antonyms:
give
offer
Examples:
'Be patient,' Kate
begged
him.
I think he was
begging
me not to kill him.
Mrs. Weston
begs
you to put on your tippet.
Etymology:
From Middle English beggen, from Old English *beggian, from Old Norse beygja (“to bend”), and influenced by Old French begart
Usage Statistics:
25 mentions per 1 million words
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