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beg
  1. (intransitive) to request the help of someone, often in the form of money
  2. (transitive) to plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat
  3. (transitive) to assume, in the phrase beg the question
  4. (proscribed) to raise a question, in the phrase beg the question
  5. (law, obsolete) To ask to be appointed guardian for, or to ask to have a guardian appointed for.
  6. Synonyms:
      7. implore, entreat, petition, solicit, beseech, ask, request, importune, supplicate, plead, pray, urge, impetrate, conjure, exhort, besiege, sue, enjoin, obsecrate, crave, adjure, press, requisition, obtest, desire, nag, appeal to, call on, plead with, plead to, apply to, pray to, call to, go on bended knee, appeal, bid, demand, seek, invoke, require, call upon, call, order, encourage, call for, ask earnestly, propose, insist, lobby, apply … more
  7. Examples:
      8. “I beg you not to ask me for clarification. I beg you!”
      “The two delegates approached the supreme leader on several occasions trying to beg mercy for their fellow reformers.”
      “These children are made to beg for money on the streets and perform menial jobs.”
beggar
  1. (transitive) To make a beggar of someone; impoverish.
  2. (transitive) To exhaust the resources of; to outdo.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. bankrupt, impoverish, break, pauperize, ruin, cripple, wipe out, reduce to destitution, reduce to penury, make bankrupt, make poor, make destitute, reduce to poverty, bring someone to their knees, clean out, make insolvent, bring to ruin, make penniless, drain, bust, cause to go bankrupt, bleed dry, liquidate, clear out, financially destroy, deplete, fleece, exhaust, pillage, disfigure, make somebody broke, cripple financially, bring down, make somebody skint, reduce to beggary, fold, wreck, ruinate, crush, decimate, reduce, diminish, put into liquidation, reduce to nothing, go bankrupt, become insolvent, sell out, fold up, go into Chapter 11, defy … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “Or would he choose to beggar the kingdom, leaving it weak and defenseless against his forces, just for the entertainment?”
      “That relief for the rich was proposed, though admittedly not provided, should certainly not beggar belief, being perfectly in tune with the times.”
begging
  1. present participle of beg
  2. Synonyms:
      3. imploring, entreating, petitioning, soliciting, beseeching, asking, requesting, importuning, supplicating, pleading, praying, urging, impetrating, conjuring, exhorting, besieging, suing, enjoining, obsecrating, craving, adjuring, pressing, requisitioning, obtesting, desiring, nagging, appealing to, calling on, pleading with, pleading to, applying to, praying to, calling to, going on bended knee, appealing, bidding, demanding, invoking, calling upon, seeking, encouraging, calling, ordering, requiring, proposing, asking earnestly, pushing, insisting, lobbying, applying … more
begge
  1. Archaic spelling of beg.
beggars
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beggar
  2. Synonyms:
      3. bankrupts, impoverishes, breaks, pauperizes, ruins, cripples, wipes out, reduces to destitution, reduces to penury, makes bankrupt, makes poor, makes destitute, reduces to poverty, brings someone to their knees, cleans out, makes insolvent, brings to ruin, makes penniless, drains, busts, causes to go bankrupt, bleeds dry, liquidates, clears out, exhausts, depletes, pillages, fleeces, disfigures, makes somebody broke, makes somebody skint, brings down, cripples financially, reduces to beggary, folds, wrecks, reduces, diminishes, crushes, ruinates, decimates, puts into liquidation, reduces to nothing, goes bankrupt, becomes insolvent, sells out, folds up, goes into Chapter 11, defies, challenges … more
beggareth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of beggar
begs
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beg
  2. Synonyms:
      3. implores, entreats, petitions, solicits, beseeches, asks, requests, importunes, supplicates, pleads, prays, urges, impetrates, conjures, exhorts, besieges, sues, enjoins, obsecrates, craves, adjures, presses, requisitions, obtests, desires, nags, appeals to, calls on, pleads with, pleads to, applies to, prays to, calls to, goes on bended knee, appeals, bids, demands, invokes, calls upon, seeks, encourages, calls, orders, requires, proposes, asks earnestly, pushes, insists, lobbies, applies … more
beggeth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of beg
beggarest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of beggar
beggared
  1. simple past tense and past participle of beggar
  2. Synonyms:
      3. bankrupted, impoverished, broke, brake, broken, pauperized, ruined, crippled, wiped out, reduced to destitution, reduced to penury, made bankrupt, made poor, made destitute, reduced to poverty, brought someone to their knees, cleaned out, made insolvent, brought to ruin, made penniless, drained, busted, caused to go bankrupt, bled dry, liquidated, depleted, disfigured, exhausted, fleeced, pillaged, crippled financially, made somebody skint, brought down, made somebody broke, cleared out, reduced to beggary, folded, put into liquidation, wrecked, reduced, crushed, decimated, diminished, ruinated, become insolvent, sold out, folded up, reduced to nothing, went bankrupt, became insolvent … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “But now after a succession of bad fruit years, it is no wonder the farmers complain of being beggared by malt and hops!”
      “I realise now that my parents beggared themselves to provide the life they did for us.”
      “Why they abandoned their running game to engage in aerial ping-pong with England almost beggared belief and could have cost them the match.”
beggest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of beg
begged
  1. simple past tense and past participle of beg
  2. Synonyms:
      3. cried, pleaded, pled, appealed, called, implored, asked, beseeched, besought, clamoured, clamored, entreated, prayed, pressed, solicited, petitioned, requested, importuned, supplicated, bid, urged, impetrated, called on, conjured, besieged, enjoined, obsecrated, demanded, craved, prest, exhorted, pleaded to, adjured, pleaded with, sued, appealed to, sought, required, encouraged, put in for, requisitioned, obtested, prayed to, called for, invoked, called upon, bade, ordered, proposed, insisted … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The waterbed I'd begged and pleaded for was in the corner where I could see out the bay window, but not be woken by the sun.”
      “I begged him on bended knee to give me a job, although he kept saying he couldn't afford to employ anyone.”
      “Guru Gobind Singh then begged them to administer to him the vows of initiation.”
beggaring
  1. present participle of beggar
  2. Synonyms:
      3. bankrupting, impoverishing, breaking, pauperizing, ruining, crippling, wiping out, reducing to destitution, reducing to penury, making bankrupt, making poor, making destitute, reducing to poverty, bringing someone to their knees, cleaning out, making insolvent, bringing to ruin, making penniless, draining, busting, causing to go bankrupt, bleeding dry, liquidating, clearing out, exhausting, pillaging, depleting, disfiguring, fleecing, crippling financially, reducing to beggary, bringing down, making somebody broke, making somebody skint, folding, wrecking, crushing, diminishing, decimating, ruinating, reducing, putting into liquidation, reducing to nothing, becoming insolvent, going bankrupt, selling out, folding up, going into Chapter 11, defying, challenging … more
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