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past tense of beg
Synonyms & Antonyms of begged
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
- she begged her husband to give up extreme skiing
Synonyms for begged
- appealed (to),
- beseeched
- (or besought),
- besieged,
- conjured,
- entreated,
- impetrated,
- implored,
- importuned,
- petitioned,
- pleaded (to)
- (or pled (to) also plead (to)),
- prayed,
- solicited,
- supplicated
Words Related to begged
Phrases Synonymous with begged
- called on
- (or called upon)
Near Antonyms for begged
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“Begged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begged. Accessed 18 Jan. 2022.
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