The act of begging; an imploring request.

A provincial governor under the Ottoman Empire; a bey.

(knitting) Abbreviation of beginning.

(intransitive) To request the help of someone, often in the form of money.

(transitive) To plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat.

(transitive) To unwillingly provoke a negative, often violent, reaction.

(transitive) In the phrase beg the question: to assume.

(transitive, proscribed) In the phrase beg the question: to raise (a question).