Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to beg
Participle: begged
Gerund: begging
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | beg |
| you | beg |
| he;she;it | begs |
| we | beg |
| you | beg |
| they | beg |
Perfect
| I | have begged |
| you | have begged |
| he;she;it | has begged |
| we | have begged |
| you | have begged |
| they | have begged |
Past
| I | begged |
| you | begged |
| he;she;it | begged |
| we | begged |
| you | begged |
| they | begged |
Pluperfect
| I | had begged |
| you | had begged |
| he;she;it | had begged |
| we | had begged |
| you | had begged |
| they | had begged |
Future
| I | will beg |
| you | will beg |
| he;she;it | will beg |
| we | will beg |
| you | will beg |
| they | will beg |
Future Perfect
| I | will have begged |
| you | will have begged |
| he;she;it | will have begged |
| we | will have begged |
| you | will have begged |
| they | will have begged |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | beg |
| you | beg |
| he;she;it | beg |
| we | beg |
| you | beg |
| they | beg |
Perfect
| I | have begged |
| you | have begged |
| he;she;it | have begged |
| we | have begged |
| you | have begged |
| they | have begged |
Imperfect
| I | begged |
| you | begged |
| he;she;it | begged |
| we | begged |
| you | begged |
| they | begged |
Pluperfect
| I | had begged |
| you | had begged |
| he;she;it | had begged |
| we | had begged |
| you | had begged |
| they | had begged |
Conditional
Present
| I | would beg |
| you | would beg |
| he;she;it | would beg |
| we | would beg |
| you | would beg |
| they | would beg |
Perfect
| I | would have begged |
| you | would have begged |
| he;she;it | would have begged |
| we | would have begged |
| you | would have begged |
| they | would have begged |
Imperative
| you | beg |
| we | Let's beg |
| you | beg |
Verbs conjugated like 'beg'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'beg'
bag,
be,
bed,
bet,
big,
bleg,
bog,
bug,
deg,
geg,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1225, perhaps from O.E.
bedecian "to beg," from P.Gmc.
*beth-; or possibly from Anglo-Fr.
begger, from O.Fr.
begart (see beg). The O.E. word for "beggar" was
wædla. Of trained dogs, 1816. As a courteous mode of asking (
beg pardon, etc.), first attested 1600. To
beg the question translates L.
petitio principii, and means "to assume something that hasn't been proven as a basis of one's argument," thus "asking" one's opponent to give something unearned, though more of the nature of taking it for granted without warrant.
2. Inherited from Middle English beggen, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Old English *becgian, *bedcian, syncopated forms of bedecian (“to beg”), itself of obscure origin. Possibly from Proto-West Germanic *bedukōn, a frequentative verb derived from Proto-West Germanic *bedu (“plea, petition, prayer”, whence English bead). Alternatively from Proto-West Germanic *bedagō (“petitioner, requester, beggar”), an agent noun from the same source. Compare North Frisian bēdagi (“to pray”), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍅𐌰 (bidagwa, “beggar”). All ultimately from the root of English bid, which see for more. An alternative theory considers the verb a backformation from beggar and derives the latter from Old French begart (“kind of lay brother”). See: Middle English '
beggen', Middle English '
beggen'.
Verbs referencing "beg"
Sranan
begi, Welsh
begio.
Sample Sentences
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[...] stones into a cart, that young Mas’r Tom stood there, slashing his whip so near the horse that the creature was frightened. I asked him to stop, as pleasant as I could,—he just kept right on. I begged him again, and then he turned on me, and began striking me. I held his hand, and then he screamed and kicked and ran to his father, and told him that I was fighting him. He came in a rage, and said [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ I beg pardon, ma’am, ” said Haley, bowing slightly, with a still lowering brow; “ but still I say, as I said before, this yer's a sing’lar report. Is it true, sir ? ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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‘When you last saw him, sir, he was — ’ ‘Well, ma’am, ’ said I, ‘extremely well. He begged me to present his compliments. I never saw him looking better. ’
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] confidential; and rejoined the Doctor. As we were passing through a gallery on our way out, a well-dressed lady, of quiet and composed manners, came up, and proffering a slip of paper and a pen, begged that I would oblige her with an autograph, I complied, and we parted.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] They were owing money; and there was some way, I can't tell how, that a man had a hold on them, and they were obliged to give him his will. I listened, and heard him telling mistress that, and she begging and pleading for me,—and he told her he couldn't help himself, and that the papers were all drawn; — and then it was I took him and left my home, and came away. I knew ’ t was no use of my trying to [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] beguiled the midnight hour in the interesting process of pulling down rail fences, to pry their carriages out of mud holes, will have a respectful and mournful sympathy with our unfortunate hero. We beg them to drop a silent tear, and pass on.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] bed, and lies there abandoned to despair. By degrees the insupportable solitude and barrenness of the place rouses him from this stupor, and when the trap in his grated door is opened, he humbly begs and prays for work. ‘Give me some work to do, or I shall go raving mad ! ’
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] put up at sheriff's sale, with her seven children. They were sold before her eyes, one by one, all to different masters; and I was the youngest. She came and kneeled down before old Mas’r, and begged him to buy her with me, that she might have at least one child with her; and he kicked her away with his heavy boot. I saw him do it; and the last that I heard was her moans and screams, when I was [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] host announced, before our early dinner, that some members of the legislative body proposed to do us the honour of calling. He had kindly yielded up to us his wife 's own little parlour, and when I begged that he would show them in, I saw him look with painful apprehension at its pretty carpet; though, being otherwise occupied at the time, the cause of his uneasiness did not occur to me.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] of a fellow-passenger, whether breakfast will be ready soon, and he tells you he should think so, for when he was last below, they were ‘fixing the tables: ’ in other words, laying the cloth. You beg a porter to collect your luggage, and he entreats you not to be uneasy, for he 'll ‘fix it presently: ’ and if you complain of indisposition, you are advised to have recourse to Doctor So-and-so, [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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♪ Time can bend your knee ♪ ♪ Time can break your heart ♪ ♪ Have you begging please ♪
(Eric Clapton Unplugged... Over 30 Years Later)