глагол 1) просить, умолять Например: I beg of you, don't mention her name again. — Прошу вас, не повторяйте больше её имя. The wounded soldier begged for mercy. — Раненый солдат умолял пощадить его. Синоним(ы): appeal, plead 2) нищенствовать; просить подаяния Например: The old woman went from house to house, begging for bread. — Старуха ходила по домам и просила хлеба. I would be ashamed to beg from my neighbours. — Я бы сгорел от стыда, если бы мне пришлось просить денег у соседей. 3) служить, стоять на задних лапах (о собаке) 4) сметь, осмеливаться (в официальном обращении в письме)
I. verb (begged; begging) Etymology: Middle English beggen transitive verb 1. to ask for as a charity 2. a. to ask earnestly for; entreat b. to require as necessary or appropriate 3. evade, sidestep Example: begged the real problems intransitive verb 1. to ask for alms 2. to ask earnestly Example: begged for mercy Synonyms: beg, entreat, beseech, implore, supplicate, adjure, importune mean to ask urgently. beg suggests earnestness or insistence especially in asking for a favor Example: children begging to stay up late. entreat implies an effort to persuade or to overcome resistance Example: entreated him to change his mind. beseech implies great eagerness or anxiety Example: I beseech you to have mercy. implore adds to beseech a suggestion of greater urgency or anguished appeal Example: implored her not to leave him. supplicate suggests a posture of humility Example: with bowed heads they supplicated their Lord. adjure implies advising as well as pleading and suggests the invoking of something sacred Example: in God's name I adjure you to cease. importune suggests an annoying persistence in trying to break down resistance to a request Example: importuning viewers for contributions. II. abbreviation begin; beginning