beg

• Verbe utilisé pour exprimer une action où l'on demande quelque chose avec sincérité ou humilité, souvent de l'argent, de la nourriture ou une faveur/grâce.

A verb used to express the act of asking someone earnestly or humbly for something, often for money, food, or mercy.

1. Ask for money or foodA2formal

   To ask someone for money, food, or other necessities, often because of poverty.

   mendier

   • The homeless man begged for change on the street.
   • She begged for food at the local shelter.
   • They had to beg for money to survive.

   Synonymesbumcadgemoochpanhandlescroungesolicitspongetout

2. Plead earnestlyB1formal

   To ask someone in a desperate or emotional way for something.

   Supplier avec insistance

   • He begged his parents to let him go to the party.
   • She begged for forgiveness after the mistake.
   • The child begged for a puppy every day.

   Synonymesbeseechentreatimploreimportunesupplicate

   Antonymescommanddemandorder

3. Avoid a questionC1formal

   Used in the phrase 'beg the question' meaning to assume the truth of something that needs to be proven.

   supposer (dans l'expression « begged the question »)

   • The argument begs the question of whether the law is fair.
   • His statement begs the question: what is the real reason?
   • This theory begs the question of its own validity.

   Synonymesassumepostulatepresumepresupposesuppose

Variantes phrasalbeg off