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Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.
Miguel de Cervantes

Meaning of "begging" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BEGGING

begging  [ˈbɛɡɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEGGING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Begging is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BEGGING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

begging

Begging

Begging or panhandling is the practice of imploring others to grant a favor, often a gift of money, with little or no expectation of reciprocation. Beggars may be found in public places such as transport routes, urban parks, and near busy markets. Besides money, they may also ask for food, drink, cigarettes or other small items. Beggar, 1622, by Jacques Callot According to a study in the journal of the Canadian Medical Association, " stated that they would prefer a minimum-wage job, typically citing a desire for a 'steady income' or 'getting off the street.' However, many felt they could not handle conventional jobs because of mental illness, physical disability or lack of skills."...

Definition of begging in the English dictionary

The definition of begging in the dictionary is asking for money, food.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BEGGING


bagging
ˈbæɡɪŋ
blogging
ˈblɒɡɪŋ
bragging
ˈbræɡɪŋ
debugging
diːˈbʌɡɪŋ
dogging
ˈdɒɡɪŋ
dragging
ˈdræɡɪŋ
flagging
ˈflæɡɪŋ
ging
ɡɪŋ
hogging
ˈhɒɡɪŋ
intriguing
ɪnˈtriːɡɪŋ
jogging
ˈdʒɒɡɪŋ
lagging
ˈlæɡɪŋ
legging
ˈleɡɪŋ
ligging
ˈlɪɡɪŋ
logging
ˈlɒɡɪŋ
nagging
ˈnæɡɪŋ
pegging
ˈpɛɡɪŋ
rigging
ˈrɪɡɪŋ
sagging
ˈsæɡɪŋ
tagging
ˈtæɡɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEGGING

beggar
beggar-my-neighbour
beggar-ticks
beggar´s-lice
beggar´s-ticks
beggardom
beggarhood
beggarliness
beggarly
beggarweed
beggary
begged
begging bowl
begging letter
beggingly
Beghard
begift
begild
begin
beginner

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEGGING

bootlegging
changing
chugging
clogging
figure-hugging
flogging
fogging
gagging
hugging
jigging
lugging
mugging
plugging
shagging
slagging
slugging
snagging
tugging
unplugging
wagging
zigzagging

Synonyms and antonyms of begging in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BEGGING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «begging» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of begging

Translation of «begging» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BEGGING

Find out the translation of begging to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of begging from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «begging» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

乞讨
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la mendicidad
570 millions of speakers

English

begging
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भीख माँग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التسول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

умоляя
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

implorando
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভিক্ষা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mendicité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengemis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bettelei
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

物乞い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

구걸
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngemis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிச்சை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भीक मागत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dilenme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

accattonaggio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żebranie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

благаючи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cerșetorie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επαιτεία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bedel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tigger
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tigge
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of begging

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEGGING»

The term «begging» is very widely used and occupies the 19.421 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BEGGING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «begging» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «begging» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about begging

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10 QUOTES WITH «BEGGING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word begging.
1
Mortimer Adler
When we ask for love, we don't ask others to be fair to us-but rather to care for us, to be considerate of us. There is a world of difference here between demanding justice... and begging or pleading for love.
2
Sade Adu
People generally let me be me. People are aware that I'm not someone particularly begging for attention. They hold back a bit with me.
3
Francis of Assisi
Grant me the treasure of sublime poverty: permit the distinctive sign of our order to be that it does not possess anything of its own beneath the sun, for the glory of your name, and that it have no other patrimony than begging.
4
George Ayittey
Africa's salvation doesn't lie in begging and begging for more aid, and as an African, I find it very, very humiliating.
5
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
I know for a fact that if there's a role which I am suited for, I'll be signed on. I'll never go begging.
6
Katharine Lee Bates
The habit of begging, that plague of tourist resorts, is an incessant nuisance on the Alhambra hill.
7
Adam Braun
My journey began with a single pencil. While traveling through India in 2006, I asked a boy begging on the streets, 'If you could have anything in the world, what would you want?' and he answered me with two words: 'A pencil.' Luckily, I had one in my pocket, and in the second it took me to give it to him, a defining dream was born.
8
Dana Carvey
After years of begging, I got my parents to get me a little Craig tape recorder, a reel to reel. Then I started recording voices, or recording Jonathan Winters off television and stuff like that.
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Miguel de Cervantes
Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.
10
Ted Cruz
A friend of mine, a Hispanic entrepreneur asked me a question sometime ago, he said, 'When is the last time you saw a Hispanic panhandler?' I think it's a great question. I'll tell you, in my life I've never once have seen a Hispanic panhandler, because in our community, it would be viewed as shameful to be out on the street begging.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEGGING»

Discover the use of begging in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to begging and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Begging for It
A coming-of-age debut collection from a Bulgarian immigrant as he explores desire, longing, and growing up gay in America
Alex Dimitrov, 2013
2
Begging for Change
Fourteen-year-old Raspberry Hill is still struggling to find security in her life.
Sharon Flake, 2009
3
Begging Pardon and Favor: Ritual and Political Order in ...
Koziol uncovers the dense meanings of early medieval rituals of supplication in France, illuminating the complex changes in social relations and political power in the tenth and eleventh centuries.
Geoffrey Koziol, 1992
4
Begging Questions: Street-Level Economic Activity and Social ...
Though begging is intimately linked to issues of street homelessness, mental, health, substance abuse and social exclusion, this book specifically focuses on begging as a distinctive form of marginalised economic activity.
Hartley Dean, 1999
5
Begging as a Path to Progress: Indigenous Women and Children ...
In 1992, Calhuasí, an isolated Andean town, got its first road. Newly connected to Ecuador's large cities, Calhuasí experienced rapid social-spatial change, which Kate Swanson richly describes in Begging as a Path to Progress.
Kate Swanson, 2010
6
Wandering, Begging Monks: Spiritual Authority and the ...
An apostolic lifestyle characterized by total material renunciation, homelessness, and begging was practiced by monks throughout the Roman Empire in the 4th and 5th centuries.
Daniel Caner, 2002
7
Gods Go Begging
Gods Go Begging is a new classic of Latino literature, a literary detective novel that moves seamlessly between the jungles of Vietnam and the streets of modern day San Francisco.
Alfredo Vea, 2000
8
The Evolution of Begging: Competition, Cooperation and ...
Organised into six sections: I: Theoretical approaches; II: Begging as a signal; III: Nestling physiology; IV: Sibling competition; V: Brood parasitism; and VI: Statistical approaches; this book is primarily aimed at research scientists and ...
J. Wright, Marty L. Leonard, 2002
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Begging in America, 1850-1940: The Needy, the Frauds, the ...
This historical book explores begging and beggars in the period 1850 to 1940, with emphasis on how the police, the courts, the media and private charity organizations dealt with the issue.
Kerry Segrave, 2011
10
Begging to Be Black
From there the book ranges widely in scope, both in time - reaching back to the days of Basotho king Moshoeshoe - and in space - as we follow Krog’s experiences as a research fellow in Berlin, far from the Africa that produced her.
Antjie Krog, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEGGING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term begging is used in the context of the following news items.
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Scott Disick — Why He's Not Begging Kourtney Kardashian To Take …
It seems that Scott isn't too torn up about getting dumped by the mother of his three children though as he's not doing any begging to get back ... «Hollywood Life, Jul 15»
2
Dragon Ball Super's intro will have you begging for its North …
Dragon Ball Super is the first new anime in the Dragon Ball series in almost 20 years, and it premiered yesterday morning in Japan. The series ... «The Verge, Jul 15»
3
Marine reserves may go begging under Sea Change
People want more marine reserves in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park under proposed marine spatial planning, but are unlikely to get them. «Auckland stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
4
Brie Bella On Begging For WWE NXT Divas To Be Called Up …
"My sister and I were begging [Vince McMahon] for more Divas to come up to the main roster from NXT after WrestleMania, but they have to ... «Wrestling Inc., Jul 15»
5
Man fined for 'aggressively begging' in Derry's city centre
A 37-year-old man has been fined for 'aggressively begging' in the city centre just three hours after being released from court. Dennis Crumlish ... «Derry Now, Jul 15»
6
Begging Not Part of Islamic Culture - Wakili
Senator Ali Wakili represents Bauchi South in National Assembly. In this interview with journalists, including Patience Ogbodo-Iwuagwu, ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
7
Begging to differ with McDonald on war
Mr. John McDonald, you are certainly entitled to your perspective on the war in Iraq, but not to your own facts. We did not win that war, in spite of ... «Cape Gazette, Jul 15»
8
Maximum households dependent on begging in rural Bengal: Census
Rural West Bengal has the most number of households which depend on begging as the main source of income, according to the recently ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
9
Emir of the blind solicits support for destitute to eradicate begging
beggars_-612x300 The Sarkin Makafi (Emir of the blind) in Kano, Alhaji Ado Halilu has called on wealthy individuals to support the destitute in ... «DailyPost Nigeria, Jul 15»
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Richard Gere Says Begging on New York's Streets Was a "Profound …
His role as a special inspector for the charity had given him an insight into the lives of the homeless, though the actual experience of begging ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jul 15»

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