Beg vs. Plead
Difference Between Beg and Plead
Begverb
(intransitive) to request the help of someone, often in the form of money
He begged on the street corner from passers-by.Pleadverb
To present an argument, especially in a legal case.
The defendant has decided to plead not guilty.Begverb
(transitive) to plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat
I beg your pardon. I didn't mean to cause offence.He begged her to go to the prom with him.Pleadverb
To beg, beseech, or implore.
He pleaded with me not to leave the house.Begverb
(transitive) to assume, in the phrase beg the question
Pleadverb
appeal or request earnestly;
I pleaded with him to stopBegverb
(proscribed) to raise a question, in the phrase beg the question
Pleadverb
offer as an excuse or plea;
She was pleading insanityBegverb
To ask to be appointed guardian for, or to ask to have a guardian appointed for.
Pleadverb
enter a plea, as in courts of law;
She pleaded not guiltyBegnoun
a provincial governor under the Ottoman Empire, a bey
Pleadverb
make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts
Begverb
call upon in supplication; entreat;
I beg you to stop!Begverb
make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently;
Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorceMy neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charitiesBegverb
ask to obtain free;
beg money and food
