begging

«begging» in Mova's school dictionary: Asking someone very strongly or desperately for… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb, -ing form of beg (beg, begs, begged, begging); noun (begging); adjective (begging)

meaning for a pupil

1) Asking someone very strongly or desperately for something: begging for one more story. tree →

2) Asking people in the street for money or food because you are poor. tree →

3) (of a dog) Sitting up and asking for food. tree →

4) Going begging: not wanted or not taken: there's a cake going begging. tree →

5) Begging the question: making people ask an obvious question (everyday use), or arguing in a circle (formal logic). tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories begging shows strong wanting or need; in everyday life people beg to stay up late or for a pet. In citizenship lessons it is about people without homes who ask for money. Phrases: beg for, begging bowl, going begging, I beg your pardon.

examples

• The little boy kept begging for an ice cream. tree →
• The dog sat up begging for scraps. tree →
• A man was begging outside the station. tree →
• There's one slice going begging — who wants it? tree →
• I'm begging you, please don't tell anyone! tree →
• She begged and begged until Mum said yes. tree →
• So she began begging her father to give her in marriage to the fool. tree →

note

Spelling: beg doubles the g: begged, begging. "I beg your pardon" is a polite way to say sorry or ask someone to repeat. Do not give money or go off with strangers yourself; ask an adult how to help.

In the corpora

• Begging a drifting friend or sulking rarely helps; finding people who share what you love now usually does.
• I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

Trees and pragmatics

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