beg for

Frequency: 8.525.0 per million words

Used to specify what is being asked for, e.g., food, money, forgiveness.

begPREPOSITION

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for

Examples (10)

  • They were forced to beg for food.
  • We went to him to beg for forgiveness.
  • The homeless man had to beg for money to survive the winter.
  • The prisoner would beg for mercy, but the judge was unmoved.
  • She was on her knees, begging for a second chance.
  • He has begged for her attention all evening.
  • I had to swallow my pride and beg for help with the project.
  • The little dog would sit up and beg for scraps from the table.
  • After the scandal, the politician was practically begging for obscurity.
  • Don't just stand there; beg for his forgiveness!