Begging - Wikipedia Begging (also known in North America as panhandling) is the practice of imploring others to grant a favor, often a gift of money, with little or no expectation of reciprocation
Begging - definition of begging by The Free Dictionary Define begging begging synonyms, begging pronunciation, begging translation, English dictionary definition of begging v begged , beg·ging , begs v tr 1 a To ask for something in an urgent or humble manner: begged me for help; begged me to give him the phone number
BEGGING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary Then a 17-year-old boy is begging for his life The i8 took the obstacles like a champ, throwing gravel and begging for more Soon, she was begging him to go downstairs into their basement These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web
begging - WordReference. com Dictionary of English Idioms beg the question, to assume the truth of the point in dispute: If you try to prove that the death penalty reduces crime by saying that crime is reduced by having the death penalty, you are begging the question
BEGGING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary His earliest memories are of begging on the street They love individuals and dislike anything that resembles begging Universities are begging for policy certainty Poor control sees a decent opportunity go begging Only their pride is stopping them from begging
begging - Wiktionary, the free dictionary begging (plural beggings) The act of one who begs quotations (in the plural) Money or goods acquired by begging quotations
beg - Oxford Learners Dictionaries be going begging (British English, informal) if something is going begging, it is available because nobody else wants it I’ll have that last cake if it’s going begging