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| beseech |
to make an important or urgent request to; beg. |
| crave |
to beg for. [1/3 definitions] |
| cry |
(archaic) to implore or beg for; entreat. [1/11 definitions] |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| hobo |
a poor and homeless wanderer who usually does odd jobs for a living but may also beg or scavenge. [1/2 definitions] |
| implore |
to beg urgently of (someone) or for (something); beseech. [2 definitions] |
| panhandle2 |
(informal) to beg for money on the street. [1/2 definitions] |
| please |
kindly; I beg of you. [1/4 definitions] |
| request |
to ask or beg in order to do something or in order that someone else do something. [1/5 definitions] |
| urge |
to strongly request or beg for (something). [1/5 definitions] |
| wish |
to hope or beg that somehow you will receive a thing that you want very much. [1/3 definitions] |
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