begging
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1.9
- noun
- /ˈbɛɡɪŋ/
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mendicidad
- No begging for food.
It felt too much like begging to stand there with the hat.
- It felt too much like begging to stand there with the hat.
- You work with the begging ball amongst other beggars.
Examples
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They may be begging for forgiveness or crying.
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Others felt that begging was no longer a sufficient means of supporting our growing order.
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The begging, the way it goes on now, in my honest opinion, is no good.
Academic text (2004) -
As a product of the reform era, begging is linked to wider social and economic changes in China.
Academic text (2009) -
But sometimes you spend so much time begging for help, you're not actually listening.
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She saw a man on the street corner, begging for money to buy food.
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The charity organized an event to support the homeless, who are often found begging in public places.
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During the winter, he resorted to begging because he could not find a job.
Synonyms
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5.8
Asking others for money or help in a formal way
To ask people for money or food in public because you have none
A situation where people ask strangers for money because they have none
Antonyms
608
3.0
Freedom from control by others, for example when a country is free or a person supports themselves
Compounds
How Earnest
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Begging comes from the old verb beg, which meant 'to ask' and is related to the everyday word bid. So begging is literally asking people, often in public or on the street, for help or money.