Talk:beg

Is the dog command "beg" a sufficiently different sense to warrant mentioning?

I beg to inform you

What meaning(s) of beg are used in "I beg to inform you"? --Backinstadiums (talk) 10:26, 4 September 2019 (UTC)

Request or plead. Equinox ◑ 10:58, 4 September 2019 (UTC)

evade a matter

to avoid answering or dealing with a point
beg the question
Microsoft® Encarta® 2009

--Backinstadiums (talk) 20:51, 9 February 2020 (UTC)

Several problems

Firstly “I beg your pardon” is an incorrect example. Usually you beg (someone) for something.

The phrases “beg forgiveness” and “beg your pardon” seem to be unusual in that the direct object of the begging is the thing desired. This should presumably have a separate section.

Secondly, this seems to be missing the very common intransitive meaning of “really hope” - as in “I beg it doesn’t rain today” or “he must be begging nothing goes wrong”.

Similarly it is common in MLE to use “I beg” for requests as in “Yo boss I beg you press the stop button for me”.

sorry I’m not a regular editor and don’t have time to make these edits myself or figure out what edits are appropriate to make. Transient Being (talk) 12:52, 4 February 2026 (UTC)