"begging" in the noun sense
1. beggary, begging, mendicancy
a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
"begging" in the verb sense
1. beg, implore, pray
call upon in supplication entreat
"I beg you to stop!"
2. solicit, beg, tap
make a solicitation or entreaty for something request urgently or persistently
"Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"
"My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"
3. beg
ask to obtain free
"beg money and food"
4. beg
dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted
"beg the question"
"beg the point in the discussion"
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