almozpeti

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Esperanto

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Etymology

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From almozo (charity) +‎ peti (to request).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [almozˈpeti]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -eti
  • Hyphenation: al‧moz‧pe‧ti

Verb

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almozpeti (present almozpetas, past almozpetis, future almozpetos, conditional almozpetus, volitive almozpetu)

  1. (intransitive) to beg, ask for charity
    • 1970, Louis Beaucaire, Kruko kaj Baniko en Bervalo:
      Li lombardas siajn meblojn, almozpetas surstrate, ĝis li havas la necesan monsumon.
      He hocks his furniture, begs on the street, until he has the necessary sum of money.
    Synonym: almozi
  2. (figurative) to beg for (something)
    • 1908, Henri Vallienne, Ĉu li? Ĉapitro Kvina,
      [...] mi lin petegis, mi min trenis antaǔ liaj piedoj, almozpetante rigardon, rideton, aman vorton.
      [...] I implored him, I crawled at his feet, begging for a look, a smile, a loving word.

Conjugation

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