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Pronunciation
IPA|/b�g/
audio|en-us-beg.ogg|Audio (US)

Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�ɡ|-�ɡ

Etymology 1
Probably from Old English bedecian.

Verb
en-verb|beg|g|ed

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

#: He begged on the street corner from passersby.

1. To plead with someone for help or for a favor.

#: He begged her to go to the prom with him.

Usage notes
This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L3+
trans-top|to request the help of someone, ask for money
Arabic: Arab|�ستجد�
Chinese: � (qiú)
Crimean Tatar: calbarmak
Dutch: bedelen
Ewe: �ekuku
Filipino: magpalimos
Finnish: kerjätä
French: mendier, quêter
German: betteln
Greek: ζη�ιανε��
Indonesian: mengemis, minta-minta
Interlingua: mendicar
Italian: mendicare
trans-mid
Japanese: ��� (����, monogoi)
Latin: mendicare
Polish: żebra�
Portuguese: mendigar
Russian: п�о�и��/поп�о�и�� (prosít�/poprosít�), поп�о�айни�а�� (poprošájni�at�) of a beggar, поби�а���� (pobirát�s�a)
Serbian: prositi
Spanish: mendigar
Tagalog: magpalimos
Volapük: lubegön
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trans-top|to supplicate, to plead with someone for help
Arabic: Arab|�ت�س�
Dutch: smeken
Ewe: �ekuku
Finnish: pyytää
French: implorer
German: anflehen
Greek: ικε�ε��
Hebrew: ��ת�נ� (le'hitkhanen)
Indonesian: minta, mohon
Interlingua: implorar
trans-mid
Italian: implorare
Japanese: 頼� (���, tanomu)
Latin: rogare
Polish: prosi�
Portuguese: suplicar
Russian: �мол��� (umolját�)
Serbian: moliti, zamoliti
Spanish: suplicar, rogar
Volapük: begön
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Afrikaans: smeek
ttbc|Bulgarian: к�м мол� (kâm molja)
ttbc|Esperanto: peti, petegi
ttbc|Hungarian: könyörög, koldul
ttbc|Korean: 구걸�� (gugeolhada)
ttbc|Swahili: -ng'ang'ania, -omba
ttbc|Welsh: cardota

Etymology 2
Turkish beg#Turkish|beg.

Noun
en-noun

1. A provincial governor under the Ottoman Empire, a bey.

Manx

Adjective
beg

1. small

Slovene

Noun
beg m

1. run
2. flight

Category:Slovene nouns

Volapük

Etymology
English beg

Noun
beg

1. request, an action of begging

Category:Volapük language

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hu:beg
ja:beg
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sl:beg
fi:beg
ta:beg
te:beg
vi:beg
tr:beg
vo:beg
zh:beg

• 2007-12-29 14:57 - AutoFormat - +{{rfc-level|Translations at L3+}}, trans link [[Ewe]]

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