begs
/bɛɡz/
noun
- 1
The act of begging; an imploring request.
verb
- 1
To request the help of someone, often in the form of money.
“He begged on the street corner from passers-by.”
- 2
To plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat.
“He begged her to go to the prom with him.”
- 3
In the phrase beg the question: to assume.
- 4
In the phrase beg the question: to raise (a question).
- 5
To ask to be appointed guardian for, or to ask to have a guardian appointed for.
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noun
- 1
A provincial governor under the Ottoman Empire; a bey.
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