I beg to differ, as I disagree with your analysis of the situation.
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Beg
//bɛɡ//
Synonyms for "beg" (97 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (20)
Strong matches (29)
Related words (48)
Related word relations
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More general
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
Antonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesRelated terms
1 entriesderived
24 entriesShowing 16 of 24 words.
etymologically related_to
2 entrieshas context
2 entrieshas subevent
1 entriesis a
1 entriesmanner of
3 entriesrelated to
29 entriesShowing 16 of 29 words.
Translations
217 translations across 76 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- bedel verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
Ancient Greek
2 entries- δέω verb (to plead with someone for help)
- ἱκετεύω verb (to plead with someone for help)
Arabic
4 entries- بيك noun (title — see also bey)
- اِسْتَجْدَى verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- تَسَوَّلَ verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- تَسَوَّلَ verb (to plead with someone for help)
Armenian
2 entries- աղաչել verb (to plead with someone for help)
- մուրալ verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- bəy noun (title — see also bey)
- dilənmək verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
Belarusian
4 entries- блага́ць verb (to plead with someone for help)
- жабрава́ць verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- малі́ць verb (to plead with someone for help)
- папраша́йнічаць verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
Bengali
1 entries- বেগ noun (title — see also bey)
Bulgarian
4 entries- бег noun (title — see also bey)
- изпро́свам verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- изпро́ся verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- мо́ля verb (to plead with someone for help)
Catalan
4 entries- mendicar verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- pidolar verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- pregar verb (to plead with someone for help)
- suplicar verb (to plead with someone for help)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 乞討 /乞讨 verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- 央求 verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- 央求 verb (to plead with someone for help)
- 求 verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
Crimean Tatar
1 entries- yalvarmaq verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
Czech
2 entries- prosit verb (to plead with someone for help)
- žebrat verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
Danish
3 entries- bede verb (to plead with someone for help)
- bønfalde verb (to plead with someone for help)
- tigge verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
Dutch
2 entries- bedelen verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- smeken verb (to plead with someone for help)
Esperanto
2 entries- almozpeti verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- petegi verb (to plead with someone for help)
Ewe
2 entries- ɖekuku verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- ɖekuku verb (to plead with someone for help)
Faroese
1 entries- bidda verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
Finnish
4 entries- beg noun (title — see also bey)
- anella verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- anella verb (to plead with someone for help)
- anoa verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
French
4 entries- implorer verb (to plead with someone for help)
- mendier verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- quémander verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- quêter verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
Friulian
1 entries- cirî verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
Galician
4 entries- aquestar verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- deprecar verb (to plead with someone for help)
- galloufar verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- ladar verb (to plead with someone for help)
Georgian
2 entries- მუდარა verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- ხვეწნა verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
German
3 entries- anflehen verb (to plead with someone for help)
- betteln verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- bitten verb (to plead with someone for help)
Greek
3 entries- επαιτώ verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- ζητιανεύω verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- ικετεύω verb (to plead with someone for help)
Hebrew
3 entries- ביקש \ בִּקֵּשׁ verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- הִתְחַנֵּן verb (to plead with someone for help)
- קיבץ נדבות verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
Hindi
2 entries- बेग noun (title — see also bey)
- भीख माँगना verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
Hungarian
4 entries- bég noun (title — see also bey)
- koldul verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- kéreget verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- könyörög verb (to plead with someone for help)
Icelandic
1 entries- betla verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
Indonesian
4 entries- mengemis verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- minta verb (to plead with someone for help)
- minta-minta verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- mohon verb (to plead with someone for help)
Interlingua
2 entries- implorar verb (to plead with someone for help)
- mendicar verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
Italian
4 entries- elemosinare verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- implorare verb (to plead with someone for help)
- mendicare verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- pregare verb (to plead with someone for help)
Japanese
3 entries- 拝み倒す verb (to plead with someone for help)
- 請う verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- 頼む verb (to plead with someone for help)
Kazakh
1 entries- бек noun (title — see also bey)
Khmer
1 entries- សុំទាន verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
Korean
4 entries- 간청하다 verb (to plead with someone for help)
- 구걸하다 verb (to plead with someone for help)
- 부탁하다 verb (to plead with someone for help)
- 빌다 verb (to plead with someone for help)
Latin
3 entries- mendīcor verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- obsecrō verb (to plead with someone for help)
- rogo verb (to plead with someone for help)
Lombard
1 entries- pregà verb (to plead with someone for help)
Macedonian
3 entries- моли verb (to plead with someone for help)
- преколнува verb (to plead with someone for help)
- просјачи verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
Malayalam
2 entries- തെണ്ടുക verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- യാചിക്കുക verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
Middle English
2 entries- beggen verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- beggen verb (to plead with someone for help)
Māori
4 entries- minene verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- mīnono verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- pikoni verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- pīnono verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
North Frisian
1 entries- beđeri verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
Northern Sami
3 entries- gearjidit verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- ánuhit verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- átnut verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- tigge verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- tigga verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
Occitan
3 entries- mendicar verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- pregar verb (to plead with someone for help)
- suplicar verb (to plead with someone for help)
Old English
1 entries- biddan verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- بك noun (title — see also bey)
Persian
1 entries- بیگ noun (title — see also bey)
Polish
2 entries- błagać verb (to plead with someone for help)
- żebrać verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
Portuguese
3 entries- implorar verb (to plead with someone for help)
- mendigar verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- suplicar verb (to plead with someone for help)
Romanian
2 entries- cerși verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- ruga verb (to plead with someone for help)
Russian
4 entries- выпра́шивать verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- кля́нчить verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- моли́ть verb (to plead with someone for help)
- побира́ться verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- mòliti verb (to plead with someone for help)
- prosjáčiti verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- pròsiti verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- zamòliti verb (to plead with someone for help)
Slovak
2 entries- prosiť verb (to plead with someone for help)
- žobrať verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
Slovene
3 entries- beračiti verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- prositi verb (to plead with someone for help)
- prosjačiti verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
Southern Altai
1 entries- бий noun (title — see also bey)
Spanish
4 entries- deprecar verb (to plead with someone for help)
- mendigar verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- pordiosear verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- rogar verb (to plead with someone for help)
Swedish
3 entries- be verb (to plead with someone for help)
- bönfalla verb (to plead with someone for help)
- tigga verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
Tagalog
1 entries- magpalimos verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
Tajik
1 entries- бек noun (title — see also bey)
Tamil
2 entries- கெஞ்சு verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- கெஞ்சு verb (to plead with someone for help)
Tatar
3 entries- бәк noun (title — see also bey)
- соранырга verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- теләнеп сорау verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
Telugu
1 entries- యాచించు verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
Thai
2 entries- ขอทาน verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- ขอร้อง verb (to plead with someone for help)
Tocharian B
1 entries- yāsk verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
Turkish
3 entries- bey noun (title — see also bey)
- dilenmek verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- yalvarmak verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
Ukrainian
4 entries- блага́ти verb (to plead with someone for help)
- же́брати verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- жебра́чити verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- моли́ти verb (to plead with someone for help)
Urdu
1 entries- بیگ noun (title — see also bey)
Uyghur
1 entries- بەگ noun (title — see also bey)
Uzbek
2 entries- bek noun (title — see also bey)
- тиланмоқ verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
Vietnamese
2 entries- khẩn cầu verb (to plead with someone for help)
- ăn xin verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
Volapük
2 entries- begön verb (to plead with someone for help)
- lubegön verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
Welsh
4 entries- begio verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- cardota verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- deisyf verb (to plead with someone for help)
- pledio verb (to plead with someone for help)
Zazaki
1 entries- ver geyren verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
ǃXóõ
2 entries- ǁgàã verb (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- ǁgàã verb (to plead with someone for help)
Sample sentences
23 total sentences available.
I beg your pardon?
Source: tatoeba (24940)
Stop yelling, I beg you.
Source: tatoeba (28915)
I beg your pardon; I didn't quite catch your name.
Source: tatoeba (31507)
Showing 4 of 23 available sentences.
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