Information about the word beg (English → Esperanto: petegi)

Synonyms: beseech, implore, plead, appeal, beg for

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/bɛɡ/
Hyphenationbeg
Shavian alphabet𐑚𐑧𐑜

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) beg(I) begged
(thou) beggest(thou) beggedst
(he) begs, beggeth(he) begged
(we) beg(we) begged
(you) beg(you) begged
(they) beg(they) begged
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) beg (I) begged
(thou) beg(thou) begged
(he) beg(he) begged
(we) beg(we) begged
(you) beg(you) begged
(they) beg(they) begged
Imperative mood
beg
Participles
Present participlePast participle
beggingbegged

Usage samples

We begged him to turn back.
“Call him back”, he begged, “and tell him that I had nothing to do with it.”

Translations

Afrikaanssmeek
Dutchbidden; smeken
Esperantopetegi
Faeroesebøna
Frenchimplorer; solliciter
Germanbeschwören; flehen
Greekαιτούμαι
Papiamentoroga
Polishbłagać
Portuguesesuplicar
Saterland Frisianbesweere; smeeke
West Frisianbidde