almost beg

Frequency: 7.210.1 per million words

To be very close to begging.

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  • In the end they almost begged him to take the job.
  • She almost begged him not to leave.
  • The children's pleading eyes made me almost beg their father to let them go to the party.
  • I had to almost beg my friend to lend me his car for the weekend.
  • With the deadline looming, he was at a point where he would almost beg for an extension.
  • His voice was cracking; he was almost begging for a second chance.
  • After trying everything else, she had to almost beg the landlord to fix the leak.
  • The desperate look on his face seemed to almost beg for our understanding.
  • If this plan fails, we will have to almost beg the board for more funding.
  • Sometimes, you have to almost beg people just to listen to a new idea.