beg
🇺🇸
/beɡ/
🇬🇧
/beɡ/
verb
B2
to ask for something you want or need very much
He begged for help when he was lost.
B2
to ask for money or food in public
They beg for money on the street to survive.
R
when a dog sits up to ask for food
The dog will beg when it wants a treat.
translation
to ask for something you want or need very much; to ask for money or food in public; when a dog sits up to ask for food
Word Forms
3rd Present
begs
Past
begged
Perfect
begged
Progressive
begging