BEG | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of beg – Learner’s Dictionary

beg
verb
uk
/beɡ/
us
present participle begging | past tense and past participle begged

beg verb (FOOD/MONEY)

B2
to ask someone for food or money, because you do not have any:
Young children were begging on the streets.

beg verb (STRONG REQUEST)

B2
to make a very strong and urgent request:
She begged him for help.
[ + to do sth ] I begged her not to go.

(Definition of beg from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of beg

in Chinese (Traditional)
乞求, 乞討,行乞, (狗)作乞求狀…
in Chinese (Simplified)
乞求, 乞讨, (狗)作乞求状…
in Spanish
rogar, pedir limosna, suplicar…
in Portuguese
implorar, suplicar, mendigar…
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याचना करणे, अत्यंत कळकळीची आणि तातडीची विनंती करणे., भीक मागणे…
物乞いをする, ~に懇願する, 頼(たの)む…
dilenmek, istemek, yalvarmak…
demander, quémander, supplier…
demanar almoina, suplicar…
bedelen, smeken…
மிகவும் வலுவான மற்றும் அவசர கோரிக்கையை வைக்க, நீங்கள் ஏழையாக இருப்பதால் உணவு அல்லது பணம் கேட்க…
निवेदन करना, भीख माँगना, (निर्धनता के कारण कुछ खाने की) भीख माँगना…
વિનંતી કરવી, ભીખ માંગવી…
tigge, trygle…
be (tigga) om, be, bönfalla…
meminta sedekah, merayu…
betteln, bitten…
be, bønnfalle, tigge…
شدت سے التجا کرنا, درخواست کرنا, بھیک مانگنا…
старцювати, жебракувати, благати…
просить милостыню, умолять…
ప్రార్థించడం, అడుక్కొను…
يَتَسَوَّل, يَرْجو, يَلْتَمِس…
ভিক্ষা করা, প্রার্থনা করা, খাবার বা টাকা ভিক্ষা করা…
žebrat, naléhavě žádat, prosit…
mengemis, memohon…
ขอทาน, ขอความกรุณา…
ăn xin, van nài…
żebrać, błagać…
구걸하다, 빌다…
chiedere l’elemosina, mendicare, pregare…
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