beg

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Verb 1.2.1.1 Usage notes 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 2 Manx 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Adjective 3 Slovene 3.1 Noun 4 Volapük 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɛg/
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• Rhymes: -ɛɡ

[edit] Etymology 1

Probably from Old English bedecian.

[edit] Verb

to beg (third-person singular simple present begs, present participle begging, simple past and past participle begged)

1. To request the help of someone, often in the form of money.

   He begged on the street corner from passersby.

2. To plead with someone for help or for a favor.

   He begged her to go to the prom with him.

[edit] Usage notes

• This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs

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[edit] Etymology 2

Turkish beg.

[edit] Noun

beg (plural begs)

1. A provincial governor under the Ottoman Empire, a bey.

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[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: beg
• Gbe, GBE
• GEB

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[edit] Manx

[edit] Etymology

From Old Irish bec.

[edit] Adjective

beg (plural beggey)

1. small

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[edit] Slovene

[edit] Noun

beg m.

1. run
2. flight

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[edit] Volapük

[edit] Etymology

From English beg

[edit] Noun

beg

1. request, an action of begging