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Dictionary definition · beg

verb

  1. call upon in supplication; entreat"I beg you to stop!"
  2. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently"Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"
  3. ask to obtain free"beg money and food"
  4. dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted"beg the question"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).