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to beg
01
mendier, supplier
to humbly ask for something, especially when one needs or desires that thing a lot
Transitive: to beg for sth
Ditransitive: to beg sb to do sth
informations grammaticales
composition morphologique
simple
verbe d’action
régulier
présent
beg
3e personne du singulier
begs
participe présent
begging
passé simple
begged
participe passé
begged
Exemples
Every day, he begs for a few coins at the street corner.
Chaque jour, il mendie quelques pièces au coin de la rue.
02
mendier, quémander
to ask people for money or food, usually in public places
Intransitive
Exemples
The beggar held out his hands and begged for alms from the pedestrians.
Le mendiant tendit ses mains et mendia l'aumône aux passants.
03
supplier, implorer
to earnestly request or implore for something
Transitive: to beg sth
Exemples
He begged forgiveness from his sister for forgetting her birthday.
Il a supplié le pardon de sa sœur pour avoir oublié son anniversaire.
04
éviter
to avoid settling or dealing with a problem to avoid responsibility
Transitive: to beg a problem or issue
Exemples
Instead of providing a direct answer, he attempted to beg the issue by changing the subject.
Au lieu de fournir une réponse directe, il a tenté d'éluder la question en changeant de sujet.
Arbre Lexical
begging
beg
