Synonyms of begs

begs

verb

present tense third-person singular of beg

as in petitions

to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner

she begged her husband to give up extreme skiing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• petitions
• asks
• implores
• prays
• beseeches
• entreats
• calls upon
• appeals (to)
• pleads (to)
• conjures
• requires
• supplicates
• importunes
• calls on
• solicits
• requests
• besieges
• impetrates
• invokes
• compels
• sues
• desires
• insists
• demands
• cadges
• bludges
• sponges
• coerces
• claims
• forces
• mooches
• commands

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suggests
• implies
• hints
• intimates
• pleases
• obliges
• satisfies
• gratifies
• contents
• appeases
• placates
• comforts
• mollifies
• quiets
• pacifies
• consoles
• conciliates

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of begs

Those expectations were too high as the NDRC doesn’t have the ability to announce the fiscal stimulus bazooka, which kind of begs the question, why host it? —Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024

So this begs the question of, who was this blush made for? —Lyric Christian, Essence, 7 Oct. 2024