📒 to ask somebody for something especially in an anxious way because you want or need it very much
📒 to ask somebody for money, food, etc., especially in the street
📒 if a dog begs, it sits on its back legs with its front legs in the air, waiting to be given something
📒 to ask somebody for permission to do something
📒 if something is going begging, it is available because nobody else wants it
📒 to ask somebody to forgive you for something you have said or done
📒 to make somebody want to ask a question that has not yet been answered
📒 to talk about something as if it were definitely true, even though it might not be
📒 used to tell somebody that you are sorry for something you have said or done
📒 used to ask somebody to repeat what they have just said because you did not hear
📒 used to tell somebody that you are offended by what they have just said or by the way that they have said it
📒 used to say politely that you do not agree with something that has just been said