BEGS Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

begs

verb

present tense third-person singular of beg

as in petitions

to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner she begged her husband to give up extreme skiing

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Recent Examples of begs In order to create the experience, the outlet will focus on the famous Red and Blue kitchens, show experiences, and a prominent bar that begs you to join us for a drink. — Carly Sauvageau, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026 The film ends with Sally and Gary happily in love, which begs a question that’s been gestating for 28 years — doesn’t that slap him with a death sentence? — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026 His father begs him to stop work, wondering why filming a story about the closure of bakeries in Jabalia for consumption by outlets like the UK’s Channel 4 is worth risking losing his only son. — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026 But this begs the parallel question of what the current museum architecture arises from and reflects, and why the oceanic and the oligarchic logics of the museum’s reformation now travel together here. — George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 Petticrew dressed like present-day Catherine in the flashback scene as Isabel begs her to inject her with heroin. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026 Ulin has put together the kind of anthology that begs to be dipped into and savored. — Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 Cautioned by his partner Bianca (Maria Pedraza) against getting too deeply involved with a rich criminal’s wife, Dani begs Nora to run away with him, but refuses to commit murder for her. — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026 The novel, inarguably ambitious in scope, begs questions of form and content, and the possibilities and pitfalls of publishing outside traditional pathways. — Keziah Weir, Vanity Fair, 13 Aug. 2026

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However, if someone petitions the court, a judge could order the HOA into a receivership.

— Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026
The film hands off its plot like a baton, passing from this dissatisfied shopper to a factory owner to her dead daughter-in-law (another ghost) who petitions the government for her civil rights despite being in the body of an appliance.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026

Definition of petitions

Verb

Gen asks to speak with Aesha, who follows her upstairs after exchanging a conspiratorial glance with Kat.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Venus retrograde in Scorpio and Libra lasts from October 3 to November 13, and asks us to decipher who and what respects and esteems us (and vice versa).

— Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of asks

Verb

Zelensky implores world leaders to toughen pressure on Russia as escalating missile and drone barrages pound Kyiv and other cities, killing civilians despite years of sanctions and diplomatic isolation.

— Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Security soon arrives on the scene as someone implores them to take one of the men to jail.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of implores

Verb

Huppert entreats her to help locate this potentially deadly ancient tome, and assist in furnishing an all-out vampire gala in the process (replete, again, with dazzling looks).

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026
Felder entreats us to reject both optimism and cynicism.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026