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Beggar
01
someone who lives by asking people for food or money
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
beggars
Examples
The beggar sat on the sidewalk, holding a sign asking for assistance.
to beggar
01
to cause someone to become extremely poor
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
beggar
3rd person singular
beggars
Present participle
beggaring
Past simple
beggared
Past participle
beggared
Examples
The war beggared many families in the countryside.
02
to exceed the financial or practical resources of someone or something
Examples
The cost of the repairs would beggar even a wealthy company.
