beg

«beg» in Mova's judaism dictionary: To ask someone very strongly, again and again, for… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (beg, begs, begged, begging)

meaning for a pupil

1) To ask someone very strongly, again and again, for something you want a lot. tree →

2) To ask strangers for money or food because you are poor. tree →

3) Of a dog: to sit up with its front paws raised, hoping for food or a treat. tree →

sense in the lessons

Interpretation: The Torah and the Writings treat poverty with great seriousness. Tradition calls on people to give charity (tzedakah) so that the poor do not have to beg. In the primary lessons: In everyday life, children beg parents for a treat or a later bedtime; good manners say ask once politely rather than begging. In stories, a character begs for mercy or begs someone to stay, which shows strong feeling or fear. Phrases: «beg for», «beg someone to do something», «I beg your pardon» (a polite «sorry» or «what did you say?»), «beg for mercy».

examples

• Let his children be vagabonds, and beg; and let them seek their bread out of their desolate places. (Writings PSA.109.10, JPS 1917) tree →
• The sluggard will not plow when winter setteth in; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing. (Writings PRO.20.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• We begged Mum to let us stay up for the fireworks. tree →
• The dog begged for a piece of my sandwich. tree →
• "Please, please, please," she begged. tree →
• A man was begging for coins outside the station. tree →
• The prisoner begged for mercy. tree →
• I beg your pardon — I didn't hear you. tree →
• He begged his friend not to tell the teacher. tree →
• Our puppy has learned to sit up and beg. tree →
• "Spare me!" begged the poor Mouse. tree →

note

Past form doubles the g: begged, begging. «I beg your pardon» is polite and means «Sorry?» or «Excuse me». Begging is asking, not taking; it is different from stealing. Do not feed a begging dog food that is bad for dogs, like chocolate or grapes.

In the corpora

• I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
• Let his children be vagabonds, and beg; and let them seek their bread out of their desolate places.
• The sluggard will not plow when winter setteth in; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
• The Dodo presents the thimble with "We beg your acceptance of this elegant thimble", and they all cheer.
• Soft and ashamed, he begs for his shell back.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «beg» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.