The act of begging; an imploring request.
To request the help of someone, often in the form of money.
He begged on the street corner from passers-by.
To plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat.
He begged her to go to the prom with him.
In the phrase beg the question: to assume.
In the phrase beg the question: to raise (a question).
To ask to be appointed guardian for, or to ask to have a guardian appointed for.
A provincial governor under the Ottoman Empire; a bey.