Synonyms for beg
bɛgbeg

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1. beg

   One asks what he feels that he may fairly claim and reasonably expect; "if a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father," Luke xi, 11; he begs for that to which he advances no claim but pity. Demand is a determined and often an arrogant word; one may rightfully demand what is his own or his due, when it is withheld or denied; or he may wrongfully demand that to which he has no claim but power. Require is less arrogant and obtrusive than demand, but is exceedingly strenuous; as, the court requires the attendance of witnesses. Entreat implies a special earnestness of asking, and beseech, a still added and more humble intensity; beseech was formerly often used as a polite intensive for beg or pray; as, I beseech you to tell me. To implore is to ask with weeping and lamentation; to supplicate is to ask, as it were, on bended knees. Crave and request are somewhat formal terms; crave has almost disappeared from conversation; request would seem distant between parent and child. Pray is now used chiefly of address to the Supreme Being; petition is used of written request to persons in authority; as, to petition the legislature to pass an act, or the governor to pardon an offender.

   Synonyms:
   ask, beseech, crave, demand, entreat, implore, petition, pray, request, require, solicit, supplicate

   Antonyms:
   claim, command, deny, enforce, exact, extort, insist, refuse, reject

   Preposition:
   Ask a person for a thing; ask a thing of or from a person; ask after or about one's health, welfare, friends, etc.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 3 votes

1. beg

   Synonyms:
   ask, request, entreat, supplicate, beseech, implore, pray, petition, crave

   Antonyms:
   insist, exact, extort, require, demand

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. beg, implore, prayverb

   call upon in supplication; entreat

   "I beg you to stop!"

   Synonyms:
   pray, implore, solicit, tap

2. solicit, beg, tapverb

   make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently

   "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"

   Synonyms:
   court, solicit, pray, exploit, accost, wiretap, tip, rap, romance, tap, pink, knock, intercept, bug, tapdance, implore, woo, hook

3. begverb

   ask to obtain free

   "beg money and food"

   Synonyms:
   pray, implore, solicit, tap

4. begverb

   dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted

   "beg the question"; "beg the point in the discussion"

   Synonyms:
   pray, implore, solicit, tap

Matched Categories

1. • Evade
   • Request

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. begverb

   Synonyms:
   crave, solicit, beseech, implore, supplicate, conjure, pray for, petition for, seek by petition, ask earnestly

2. begverb

   Synonyms:
   assume, take for granted, consider as true

3. begverb

   Synonyms:
   solicit charity, ask alms

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. begverb

   Synonyms:
   beseech, supplicate, implore, ask alms

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "beg":

   begging, implore, beseech, supplier

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1. Rodrigo Duterte:

   I will not plead or beg, but I'm just telling you that lay off the Pag-asa because I have soldiers there.

2. North Korea:

   I never, never should have allowed myself to be lured by the United States administration to commit a crime in this country. I wish that the United States administration never manipulate people like myself in the future to commit crimes against foreign countries. I entirely beg you, the people and government of the DPRK, for your forgiveness. Please ! I made the worst mistake of my life !

3. Georges Bernanos:

   God ordains that beggars should beg for greatness, as for all else, when greatness shines out of them, and they don't know it.

4. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders:

   Nobody is talking about building a wall around the United States, oh, I beg your pardon, there is one guy who is talking about building a wall. Let me rephrase it: no rational person is talking about building a wall.

5. Keith Dorsey:

   I decided, let's not call people and beg them to let them in other content houses. Let's just do our own thing... our own local twist to this, let's go where we're respected, where people want to see us win.