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
Back at the main building, Restaurant Kinsley draws both guests and locals with a seasonal New American menu featuring oysters, rigatoni, and a flourless brownie that begs for repeat orders.
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Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2026
This begs the question as to how Woodland, who qualified for The Masters by winning in Houston, will be able to manage his PTSD this week during one of golf’s elite events.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
There’s a shaded patio out there that just begs for long, slow lunch or brunch visits, or splitting a rib-eye steak Diane at night.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
The one that begs just give Curry a shot.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
That begs the question, why bother with hydrogen?
—New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2026
The almost-haunting minute-and-a-half trailer begs the question — is Mulligan’s Lindsay happy with Isaac’s Josh.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
But when demons threaten to destroy the City of Immortals, her former lord Indra begs her to return—or else lose both Kaushika and her identity as an apsara.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
White denim absolutely begs for a smart partner underneath.
—Alex Sales, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2026
Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2026
This begs the question as to how Woodland, who qualified for The Masters by winning in Houston, will be able to manage his PTSD this week during one of golf’s elite events.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
There’s a shaded patio out there that just begs for long, slow lunch or brunch visits, or splitting a rib-eye steak Diane at night.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
The one that begs just give Curry a shot.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
That begs the question, why bother with hydrogen?
—New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2026
The almost-haunting minute-and-a-half trailer begs the question — is Mulligan’s Lindsay happy with Isaac’s Josh.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
But when demons threaten to destroy the City of Immortals, her former lord Indra begs her to return—or else lose both Kaushika and her identity as an apsara.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
White denim absolutely begs for a smart partner underneath.
—Alex Sales, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for begs
Verb
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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
Verb
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Luna asks what the customer is purchasing and creates a corresponding transaction on a nearby iPad equipped with a card payment system.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
11 Apr. 2026
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Tickets are not required to pick daffodils at Shickasheen, but the farm asks that visitors bring their own scissors or pruners.—
Catherine Messier,
The Providence Journal,
11 Apr. 2026
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Robbins implores all people, but especially older generations, to get familiar with new technology.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
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This film implores us to take action with a message that is timeless and timely.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Mamdani prays during iftar with taxi drivers Mamdani marked the month of Ramadan, Islam’s holiest month that concluded Thursday night, by attending 17 iftars around New York City.—
Katherine Koretski,
CNN Money,
20 Mar. 2026
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Isaac prays to God on her behalf, God answers the prayer, and Rebekah conceives.—
Charles Preston,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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
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Felder entreats us to reject both optimism and cynicism.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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