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Begs

/bɛɡz/

The act of begging; an imploring request.

📖 Definitions of "Begs"

noun
  1. 1

    The act of begging; an imploring request.

verb
  1. 1

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

    "He begged on the street corner from passers-by."

  2. 2

    To plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat.

    "He begged her to go to the prom with him."

  3. 3

    In the phrase beg the question: to assume.

  4. 4

    In the phrase beg the question: to raise (a question).

noun
  1. 1

    A provincial governor under the Ottoman Empire; a bey.

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