BEG: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BEG?

Need another word that means the same as “beg”? Find 28 synonyms and 30 related words for “beg” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Beg” are: solicit, tap, implore, pray, beseech, entreat, adjure, plead with, appeal to, pray to, ask for, request, plead for, appeal for, call for, sue for, seek, look for, press for, ask for money, solicit money, seek charity, seek alms, take as a loan, ask for the loan of, receive as a loan, use temporarily, have temporarily

Beg as a Verb

Definitions of "Beg" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “beg” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Ask for food or money as charity.
• Ask to obtain free.
• Make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently.
• Ask for (something) earnestly or humbly.
• (of a dog) sit up with the front paws raised expectantly in the hope of a reward.
• Ask formally for (permission to do something.
• Call upon in supplication; entreat.
• Ask someone earnestly or humbly for something.
• Dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted.
• Acquire (food or money) from someone by begging.

Synonyms of "Beg" as a verb (28 Words)

adjure	Urge or request (someone) solemnly or earnestly to do something. I adjure you to tell me the truth.
appeal for	Request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection.
appeal to	Request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection.
ask for	Require or ask for as a price or condition.
ask for money	Inquire about.
ask for the loan of	Direct or put; seek an answer to.
beseech	Ask (someone) urgently and fervently to do something; implore; entreat. You have got to believe me Violet beseeched him.
call for	Stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather.
entreat	Ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something. A message had been sent entreating aid for the Navahos.
have temporarily	Undergo.
implore	Beg earnestly for. He implored her to change her mind.
look for	Look forward to the probable occurrence of.
plead for	Offer as an excuse or plea.
plead with	Appeal or request earnestly.
pray	Address a prayer to God or another deity. I prayed that James wouldn t notice.
pray to	Address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer.
press for	Squeeze or press together.
receive as a loan	Receive a specified treatment (abstract.
request	Express the need or desire for. The chairman requested that the reports be considered.
seek	Go to or towards. A liquid seeks its own level.
seek alms	Go to or towards.
seek charity	Try to get or reach.
solicit	Make a solicitation or petition for something desired. My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities.
solicit money	Incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination.
sue for	Institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against.
take as a loan	Interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression.
tap	Walk with a tapping sound. Tap a cask of wine.
use temporarily	Use up, consume fully.

Usage Examples of "Beg" as a verb

• She begged me to say nothing to her father.
• Beg money and food.
• I will now beg leave to make some observations.
• Beg the question.
• They had to beg for food.
• Beg the point in the discussion.
• A young woman was begging in the street.
• He begged their forgiveness.
• I beg you to stop!
• I must beg of you not to act impulsively.
• I beg to second the motion.
• A piece of bread which I begged from a farmer.
• He begged his fellow passengers for help.

Associations of "Beg" (30 Words)

appeal	(law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court’s judgment or the granting of a new trial. An appeal to the public to keep calm.
asking	The verbal act of requesting.
beseech	Ask for or request earnestly. They earnestly beseeched his forgiveness.
cadge	Obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling. He cadged fivers off old school friends.
conjure	Engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together. She conjured him to return.
crave	Plead or ask for earnestly. Will craved for family life.
desperately	In a way that shows despair. He looked around desperately.
entreat	Ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something. A message had been sent entreating aid for the Navahos.
entreaty	Earnest or urgent request. An entreaty to stop the fighting.
exhortation	A communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action. Exhortations to consumers to switch off electrical appliances.
implore	Call upon in supplication; entreat. I implore mercy.
invitation	A tempting allurement. She threw the invitation away.
mendicant	A member of a mendicant order. A mendicant friar.
necessary	The action or item needed. It s not necessary for you to be here.
need	Have need of. The basic human need for food.
perforce	Used to express necessity or inevitability. Amateurs perforce have to settle for less expensive solutions.
petition	Reverent petition to a deity. The Act allowed couples to petition for divorce after one year of marriage.
plea	A request made in an urgent and emotional manner. He changed his plea to not guilty.
plead	Make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts. She pleaded with them not to gag the boy.
please	Cause to feel happy and satisfied. Oh please is that meant to be a serious argument.
pray	Address a prayer to God or another deity. Ladies and gentlemen pray be seated.
propitiate	Win or regain the favour of (a god, spirit, or person) by doing something that pleases them. The pagans thought it was important to propitiate the gods with sacrifices.
request	A tune or song played on a radio programme typically accompanied by a personal message in response to a listener s request. The computer is busy servicing requests from other processes.
solicit	Make a solicitation or entreaty for something request urgently or persistently. Historians and critics are solicited for opinions by the auction houses.
solicitation	Request for a sum of money. A woman arrested for solicitation.
suppliant	Making or expressing a plea, especially to someone in power or authority. A suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness.
supplicant	Someone who prays to God. A supplicant serf before an ill tempered monarch.
supplicate	Make a humble, earnest petition. He supplicated the King for clemency.
want	Hunt or look for want for a particular reason. Want the strength to go on living.
woo	Make amorous advances towards. Pop stars are being wooed by film companies eager to sign them up.