Used in a Sentence

begging

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for begging.

Editorial note

Bonus pedantipoint: it's not begging the question - that actually means 'to assume X in your proof of X'.

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Quick take

The act of one who begs.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of begging gathered in one view.

noun

The act of one who begs.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for begging.

Example sentences

1

Bonus pedantipoint: it's not begging the question - that actually means 'to assume X in your proof of X'.

2

The market is begging for a 40k EV that is not the Chevy volt...

3

You can only use your argument by begging the question, and assuming that these entangled issues are easily separated.

4

And they are constantly going on fundraising drives, begging listeners to donate so that they can stay on the air.

5

He says it isn't being pushed because there isn't any industry behind it, but that seems to be begging the question.

6

If it were extremely successful, they wouldn't have written this blog post begging for help to save the project from dying.

7

You have people begging to work for you, how about you hire a few of them and teach them anything that's missing.

8

I'm curious why you are going through doctors and not direct to consumers at the begging?

9

This is just begging the question--why does she need to be able to point us out in all future ages in the first place?

10

Perhaps I'm just begging to be flamed, but I've noticed this quite a bit with TDD.

11

These questions of balance are quickly forgotten with such breathless Cassandras begging for attention and scaring the people who are too quick to delegate reasoning.

12

As a skilled developer, I can freely move from one job to another as employers are begging to get me to work for them.

Quote examples

1

If we can't even understand what "begging the question" means, how can we understand monads?

2

It's because the original usage is rather technical--I've only seen philosophers use it, and only then as the adjective "question-begging".

3

Handwaving about "reasonably close to zero" is begging for trouble.

4

There's some begging-the-question in your argument: "We should recognize this behavior as wrong, because it's analogous to traditional trespass." Well, there are crucial ways where it's different.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use begging in a sentence?

Bonus pedantipoint: it's not begging the question - that actually means 'to assume X in your proof of X'.

What does begging mean?

The act of one who begs.

What part of speech is begging?

begging is commonly used as noun.