as in petitioned
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
she begged her husband to give up extreme skiing
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Recent Examples of begged
Ruby was arrested in 2023, after her young son fled the home of her business partner, Jodi Hildebrandt, and begged a neighbor for help.
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Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
While the leaguewide free agent pool isn’t as enticing as 2024’s selection of players, the appeal could still be present for a fanbase that has begged for outside talent in recent seasons.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2025
Players still can’t get over that the team was 2-2 when Adams begged out.
—Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
His friends begged him for hours in their group chat to tell them his plans.
—Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
And when one of the most romantic gestures to happen on television this year occurs — Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis), who not long before had begged Mariko to live for him, steps up to be her second, to free her of that sin and deal the final blow — her gratitude and love for him is palpable.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
On October 4, a letter signed by 42 different companies and nonprofits—from the American Mountain Guides Association, to Montana’s Bridger Bowl Ski Area, to Colorado Mountain Club—begged Moore to allow the avalanche centers to remain fully-staffed.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2024
According to Salazar-Hinojosa, her husband begged immigration authorities to please not take his family away from him.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
Then the viewership spiked, the Emmys rolled in and Netflix begged Hwang for more.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
While the leaguewide free agent pool isn’t as enticing as 2024’s selection of players, the appeal could still be present for a fanbase that has begged for outside talent in recent seasons.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2025
Players still can’t get over that the team was 2-2 when Adams begged out.
—Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
His friends begged him for hours in their group chat to tell them his plans.
—Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
And when one of the most romantic gestures to happen on television this year occurs — Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis), who not long before had begged Mariko to live for him, steps up to be her second, to free her of that sin and deal the final blow — her gratitude and love for him is palpable.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
On October 4, a letter signed by 42 different companies and nonprofits—from the American Mountain Guides Association, to Montana’s Bridger Bowl Ski Area, to Colorado Mountain Club—begged Moore to allow the avalanche centers to remain fully-staffed.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2024
According to Salazar-Hinojosa, her husband begged immigration authorities to please not take his family away from him.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
Then the viewership spiked, the Emmys rolled in and Netflix begged Hwang for more.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Begged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begged. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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