- Begging - Wikipedia
Begging (also known in North America as panhandling) is the practice of imploring others to grant a favor, often a gift of money, with little or no expectation of reciprocation A person doing such is called a beggar or panhandler
- BEGGING Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster
Synonyms for BEGGING: insistent, persistent, importunate, pleading, soliciting, prayerful, suppliant, beseeching; Antonyms of BEGGING: suggesting, implying, hinting, intimating, gratifying, pleasing, obliging, satisfying
- Begging - definition of begging by The Free Dictionary
To ask for (something) in an urgent or humble manner: beg someone's forgiveness; beg a favor c To ask for (food or money, for instance) as a beggar 2 To ask (permission) to do something: begged leave to attend the ceremony 3 a To evade; dodge: a speech that begged the real issues b
- BEGGING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
If that is supposed to show the unique objectivity of utilitarianism, it fails by simply begging the question They became increasingly visible in society and begging became a profession The relationship between begging, homelessness and drug use has provoked particular controversy in recent years
- BEGGING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
3 meanings: 1 asking for money, food, etc → See also beg1 2 imploring 3 → See beg1 Click for more definitions
- beg - Oxford Learners Dictionaries
Definition of beg verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary [intransitive, transitive] to ask someone for something, especially in an anxious way because you want or need it very much beg (for something) He wants to see them beg for mercy beg somebody (for something) They begged him for help
- begging - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
begging (plural beggings) The act of one who begs 1832, Charles Coleman, The Mythologie of the Hindus: With Plates: The Brahmans were very annoying in their beggings for money
- Understanding People Begging: A Complex Social Issue
Begging, also known as panhandling, is the act of requesting something, usually money, from others without offering something in return It's a practice that has existed across cultures and throughout history, its prevalence fluctuating depending on societal factors
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