begged

Verb

The word is derived from beg

Meaning

of Beg

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Tired, ashamed, and mortified, I begged to sit down till we returned home, which I did soon after. Lord Orville did me the honour to hand me to the coach, talking all the way of the honour I had done him ! O these fashionable people! Frances Burney

Rights are to be taken, not requested; seized, not begged for. José Martí

Thrasyllus the Cynic begged a drachm of Antigonus. "That," said he, "is too little for a king to give." "Why, then," said the other, "give me a talent." "And that," said he, "is too much for a Cynic (or, for a dog) to receive." Plutarch

Water that has been begged for does not quench the thirst. African Proverb

Water that has been begged for does not quench the thirst. Kiganda Proverb

That which has been thrown away has often to be begged for again. Danish Proverb

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