Synonyms for BEG
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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.

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1. beg

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

   Antonyms:
   insist, exact, extort, require, demand

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1. beg, implore, prayverb

   call upon in supplication; entreat

   "I beg you to stop!"

   Synonyms:
   pray, implore, solicit, beg, 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, beg, 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

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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

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1. begverb

   Synonyms:
   beseech, supplicate, implore, ask alms

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1. List of paraphrases for "beg":

   begging, implore, beseech, supplier

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1. Death Metal frontman Jesse Hughes:

   I humbly beg forgiveness from the people of France, the staff and security of the Bataclan, my fans, family, friends and anyone else hurt or offended by the absurd accusations I made in my Fox Business Channel interview, the shame is 100% mine. I've been dealing with nonstop nightmares and struggling through therapy to make sense of this tragedy and insanity. I haven't been myself since November 13. I realize there's no excuse for my words, but for what it's worth: I am sincerely sorry for having hurt, disrespected or accused anyone.

2. Preet Bharara:

   The swift convictions of Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos beg an important question – how many prosecutions will it take before Albany gives the people of New York the honest government they deserve?

3. Gordon Merry:

   I would caution people – beg them – not to partake of heroin, the only thing that was good about this bout of heroin overdoses is 26 people now have a chance to reevaluate their lives to see if they could go into rehabilitation.

4. Awakening Beaconing:

   He is super excited to see a big bunch of bootlickers going to bow before him and beg undue business favour from him and a lot of prepaid people will be brought to stand on both sides of road to wave and do slogan for him.

5. Clifford Villalon:

   Friends are not like physical goods which are for sale. You don't have to beg for people to like you.