vverb.communicationcall upon in supplication; entreatSynset:implore pray
Derivationally Related Form:beggary
Hypernyms:plead
Inherited Hypernyms:begpleadappealrequestcommunicateconveytransfermove
Direct Hyponyms:craveimportuneinsistsupplicate
Full Troponyms:besiegecraveimportunesupplicate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody to INFINITIVE | Somebody ---s PP | They --- him to write the letter (apply to: beg, implore) | They --- to move (apply to: beg, pray)
vverb.communicationmake a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistentlySynset:solicit tap
Examples:- Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce
- My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities
Derivationally Related Form:solicitationsolicitorbeggary
Hypernyms:ask for bespeak call for quest request
Inherited Hypernyms:solicitrequestcommunicateconveytransfermove
Direct Hyponyms:buttonholecanvasslobbyquest
Full Troponyms:canvasscircularizelobbyquest
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something from somebody
vverb.possessionask to obtain freeDerivationally Related Form:beggary
Hypernyms:ask for bespeak call for quest request
Inherited Hypernyms:begrequestcommunicateconveytransfermove
Direct Hyponyms:cadgepanhandleschnorrscroungeshnorr
Full Troponyms:panhandleschnorr
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s somebody PP
vverb.communicationdodge, avoid answering, or take for grantedExamples:- beg the question
- beg the point in the discussion
Hypernyms:circumvent dodge duck elude evade fudge hedge parry put off sidestep skirt
Inherited Hypernyms:beghedgeavoid
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something