Beg
WordNet
verb
(1) Call upon in supplication; entreat
"I beg you to stop!"
(2) Make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
"Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"
"My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"
(3) Ask to obtain free
"Beg money and food"
WiktionaryText
Verb
- To request the help of someone, often in the form of money.
- He begged on the street corner from passersby.
- To plead with someone for help or for a favor.
- He begged her to go to the prom with him.
Usage notes
- This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs