The child begged his mother for a puppy.
这个孩子恳求妈妈给他一只小狗。
Select the best synonym for the word “beg”:
B — plead. “beg” means v. to ask for something earnestly
The hungry little puppy seemed to ______ for a scrap of food.
D — beg. “beg” means v. to ask for something earnestly
beg — v. to ask for something earnestly. In Chinese: 乞求.
beg is pronounced /bɛɡ/. It breaks into 1 syllable: beg.
The child begged his mother for a puppy. (这个孩子恳求妈妈给他一只小狗。)
plead, implore, entreat — all close in meaning to beg (v. to ask for something earnestly).
Yes. beg appears on the iSEE Vocab Basic list, which covers nearly 2,500 words for the ISEE and SSAT.