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1 Beg
v. trans.P. and V. αἰτεῖν (τινά τί). αἰτεῖσθαι (τινί τι), παραιτεῖσθαι (τινά τι), ἀπαιτεῖν (τινά τι), δεῖσθαί (τινός τι); see Ask, Entreat.Ask as a beggar: P. and V. προσαιτεῖν (τινά τι), V. ἐπαιτεῖν (τινά τι).Be a beggar: Ar. and P. πτωχεύειν.Deprecate: P. and V. παραιτεῖσθαι.Beg the question: P. τὸ ἐξ ἀρχῆς αἰτεῖσθαι (Arist.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Beg
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2 Intercede
v. intrans.P. and V. παραιτεῖσθαι.Intercede with: P. and V. παραιτεῖσθαι (acc.).Intercede for: P. and V. ἐξαιτεῖσθαι (acc., or V. also ὑπέρ, gen.).Beg off: P. and V. παραιτεῖσθαι (acc.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Intercede
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3 Plead
v. trans.Urge in excuse: P. προφασίζεσθαι (also absol. in Ar.), P. and V. σκήπτειν (mid. in P.), προβάλλειν (mid. also in P.), προὔχεσθαι, προΐστασθαι (Eur., Cycl. 319), V. προτείνειν.Plead one's cause: Ar. and P. δικάζεσθαι.Make a defence: P. and V. ἀπολογεῖσθαι (Eur., Bacch. 41).Plead guilty: use confess.Beg off: P. and V. ἐξαιτεῖσθαι (acc.).Be advocate for: P. and V. συνηγορεῖν (dat.), συνδικεῖν (dat.). ὑπερδικεῖν (gen.) (Plat.), P. συναγορεύειν (dat.), συνειπεῖν (dat.).Mind how you plead for this man's acquittal: V. πῶς γὰρ τὸ φεύγειν τοῦδʼ ὑπερδικεῖς ὅρα (Æsch., Eum. 652).Plead with: see Entreat.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Plead
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beg off — ► beg off withdraw from a promise or undertaking. Main Entry: ↑beg … English terms dictionary
beg off — verb ask for permission to be released from an engagement • Syn: ↑excuse • Derivationally related forms: ↑excuse (for: ↑excuse) • Hypernyms: ↑request, ↑bespeak, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
beg off — {v.} To ask to be excused. * /Father told Tom to rake the yard, but Tom tried to beg off./ * /Mrs. Crane accepted an invitation to a luncheon, but a headache made her beg off./ Compare: BACK OUT … Dictionary of American idioms
beg off — {v.} To ask to be excused. * /Father told Tom to rake the yard, but Tom tried to beg off./ * /Mrs. Crane accepted an invitation to a luncheon, but a headache made her beg off./ Compare: BACK OUT … Dictionary of American idioms
beg\ off — v To ask to be excused. Father told Tom to rake the yard, but Tom tried to beg off. Mrs. Crane accepted an invitation to a luncheon, but a headache made her beg off. Compare: back out … Словарь американских идиом
beg off — verb Date: 1827 intransitive verb to ask to be excused from something transitive verb to ask or gain permission to be excused from < begged off attending the party > • beg off noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
beg off — verb To avoid, or cancel some event that one has previously arranged with someone. I wonder if I can beg off going to the meeting that day, since it will take me an extra 2 hours out of my way. Syn: cry off … Wiktionary
beg-off — noun see beg off … New Collegiate Dictionary
beg off — ask to be excused from duty, get out of a task Some people volunteer to work and then they beg off … English idioms
beg off phrasal — verb (I) to say that you cannot do something that you had agreed to do: I m sorry, but I m going to have to beg off from the game tonight … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
beg off — withdraw from a promise or undertaking. → beg … English new terms dictionary
