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beg
verb
-
beg
,
begging
,
begs
,
begged
to
ask
someone
earnestly
or
humbly
for
something
you
want
or
need
•
I
beg
you
,
please
stay
safe
tonight
.
I
beg
you
,
please
stay
safe
tonight
.
•
The
student
begged
the
teacher
for
an
extension
on
the
project
.
The
student
begged
the
teacher
for
an
extension
on
the
project
.
From
Middle
English
‘
beggen
’,
likely
a
back-formation
from
‘
beggar
’,
influenced
by
Old
French
‘
bega
’,
meaning
‘
a
mendicant
’.
verb
-
beg
,
begging
,
begs
,
begged
to
ask
people
for
money
,
food
,
or
help
because
you
are
poor
•
After
losing
his
job
,
he
had
to
beg
on
the
streets
for
spare
change
.
After
losing
his
job
,
he
had
to
beg
on
the
streets
for
spare
change
.
•
A
thin
old
woman
was
begging
outside
the
station
with
a
small
paper
cup
.
A
thin
old
woman
was
begging
outside
the
station
with
a
small
paper
cup
.
Same
origin
as
the
general
verb
sense
,
but
specialized
over
time
to
refer
to
asking
for
alms
.
begin
verb
-
begin
,
beginning
,
begins
,
began
,
begun
to
start
happening
or
existing
•
The
concert
will
begin
in
ten
minutes
,
so
please
take
your
seats
.
The
concert
will
begin
in
ten
minutes
,
so
please
take
your
seats
.
•
A
light
rain
began
to
fall
as
we
left
the
house
.
A
light
rain
began
to
fall
as
we
left
the
house
.
From
Old
English
“
beginnan
,”
meaning
“
to
start
or
open
,”
related
to
Old
High
German
“
beginnen
.”
verb
-
begin
,
beginning
,
begins
,
began
,
begun
to
cause
something
to
start
•
She
began
her
speech
with
a
funny
story
.
She
began
her
speech
with
a
funny
story
.
•
They
began
construction
on
the
bridge
last
spring
.
They
began
construction
on
the
bridge
last
spring
.
From
Old
English
“
beginnan
,”
which
combined
be-
(
intensive
prefix
)
and
“
ginnan
” (
to
open
),
later
generalized
to
starting
any
action
.
beginning
noun
the
first
part
or
earliest
moment
of
something
;
the
start
•
The
beginning
of
the
movie
was
slow
,
but
it
became
exciting
later
.
The
beginning
of
the
movie
was
slow
,
but
it
became
exciting
later
.
•
Please
write
your
name
at
the
beginning
of
the
test
paper
.
Please
write
your
name
at
the
beginning
of
the
test
paper
.
From
Middle
English
beginnynge
,
formed
from
the
verb
begin
+
-ing
.
noun
the
early
stage
,
origin
,
or
first
development
of
something
•
In
the
beginning
,
the
village
was
just
a
few
huts
beside
the
river
.
In
the
beginning
,
the
village
was
just
a
few
huts
beside
the
river
.
•
The
scientist
studies
the
beginning
of
the
universe
.
The
scientist
studies
the
beginning
of
the
universe
.
See
sense
1
for
origin
;
this
sense
developed
by
extension
to
mean
the
earliest
origin
or
formative
stage
.