Crossword clues for begging
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Beg \Beg\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Begged; p. pr. & vb. n. Begging.] [OE. beggen, perh. fr. AS. bedecian (akin to Goth. bedagwa beggar), biddan to ask. (Cf. Bid, v. t.); or cf. beghard, beguin.]
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To ask earnestly for; to entreat or supplicate for; to beseech.
I do beg your good will in this case.
--Shak.[Joseph] begged the body of Jesus.
--Matt. xxvii. 58.Note: Sometimes implying deferential and respectful, rather than earnest, asking; as, I beg your pardon; I beg leave to disagree with you.
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To ask for as a charity, esp. to ask for habitually or from house to house.
Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
--Ps. xxxvii. 25. To make petition to; to entreat; as, to beg a person to grant a favor.
To take for granted; to assume without proof.
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(Old Law) To ask to be appointed guardiln for, or to aso to havo a guardian appointed for.
Else some will beg thee, in the court of wards.
--Harrington. [1913 Webster] Hence:To beg (one) for a fool, to take him for a fool.
I beg to, is an elliptical expression for I beg leave to; as, I beg to inform you.
To beg the question, to assume that which was to be proved in a discussion, instead of adducing the proof or sustaining the point by argument.
To go a-begging, a figurative phrase to express the absence of demand for something which elsewhere brings a price; as, grapes are so plentiful there that they go a-begging.
Syn: To Beg, Ask, Request.
Usage: To ask (not in the sense of inquiring) is the generic term which embraces all these words. To request is only a polite mode of asking. To beg, in its original sense, was to ask with earnestness, and implied submission, or at least deference. At present, however, in polite life, beg has dropped its original meaning, and has taken the place of both ask and request, on the ground of its expressing more of deference and respect. Thus, we beg a person's acceptance of a present; we beg him to favor us with his company; a tradesman begs to announce the arrival of new goods, etc. Crabb remarks that, according to present usage, ``we can never talk of asking a person's acceptance of a thing, or of asking him to do us a favor.'' This can be more truly said of usage in England than in America.
Wiktionary
n. The act of one who begs. vb. (present participle of beg English)
WordNet
n. a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person) [syn: beggary, mendicancy]
v. call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!" [syn: implore, pray]
make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities" [syn: solicit, tap]
ask to obtain free; "beg money and food"
See beg
Wikipedia
Begging or panhandling is the practice of imploring others to grant a favor, often a gift of money, with little or no expectation of reciprocation. Beggars may be found in public places such as transport routes, urban parks, and near busy markets. Besides money, they may also ask for food, drink, cigarettes or other small items.
According to a study in the journal of the Canadian Medical Association, "(70%) [of beggars] stated that they would prefer a minimum-wage job, typically citing a desire for a 'steady income' or 'getting off the street.' However, many felt they could not handle conventional jobs because of mental illness, physical disability or lack of skills."
Begging is the practice of imploring others to grant a favor, often a gift of money, with little or no expectation of reciprocation.
Begging may also refer to:
- Begging behavior in animals, when an animal solicits being given resources by another animal
- Begging the question, a logical fallacy
- Mendicant religious orders which specifically require public solicitation of support
- Begging (song), a 2013 song by Swedish singer Anton Ewald
- Beggin', a 1967 song by The Four Seasons, covered by Madcon in 2007
Begging is a 2013 song by Swedish singer Anton Ewald. Written by Fredrik Kempe and Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad, it was performed in Melodifestivalen 2013 in the second semi-final was held on 9 February 2013 in Scandinavium, Gothenburg. Finishing 3rd/4th, it went on to the Second Chance round, where it passed through to the Melodifestivalen final after a duel with Behrang Miri and his song " Jalla Dansa Sawa". In the finals, it finished fourth in the rankings failing to qualify to 2013 Eurovision Song Contest.
Despite this, the song gained popularity with the Swedish public and the single was released immediately after the competition reaching number 2 on Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish Singles Chart.
Usage examples of "begging".
Meg went about from house to house, begging deadclothes, and got the body straighted in a wonderful decent manner, with a plate of earth and salt placed upon it--an admonitory type of mortality and eternal life that has ill-advisedly gone out of fashion.
But you can depend on my word that you will not know it until you have written me a very long letter begging me very humbly to indicate the place where the divine letter of the adorable object of your vows has gone.
The intensity of our ardour will excite his own, and he will throw himself at my feet, begging and entreating me to give up to him the only object likely to calm his amorous excitement.
Anyone who tries to steal a valuable item from the Ancestress is begging for an unpleasant death, and I am now too old to attempt it without having some muscle to back me up.
At first they had been ashamed, because they were not used to begging but hunger had compelled them.
Exterminator whined and tugged on the leash, begging to visit Cole--who studiously averted his gaze.
Muses bedew their cheeks with tears, in his strait is heard on every side the wailing appeal to us, and to avoid the danger of impending death he shows the slight sign of the ancient tonsure which we bestowed upon him, begging that we may be called to his aid and bear witness to the privilege bestowed upon him.
The conversation, as well as the pretty eyes of the niece, began to interest me, but fortunately the uncle put an end to it by begging me to follow him.
I wrote her a note, in which I begged her pardon, promising that I would never offend her again, and begging her to forget everything and to be just the same as before.
The bikini bottom was tied on each hip, the strings dangling and begging to be unraveled.
Gagged and blindfolded she had no other way of begging Auda to stop the cruel treatment.
Transcendental missionary lurched out of the crowd, her begging terminal extended in both hands, and Booly circled to the left.
Erembalds, who were afraid to bury it in Bruges lest the sight of the tomb of Charles the Good should one day rouse the townsmen to avenge his death, sent a message to Ghent, begging the Abbot of St.
When he buffed her, she stretched and crooned and bumped her head against his hand, begging for further caresses.
Just think, Caddie, if you had a painter begging you to let him do your portrait.