[{"word":"begs","phonetic":"/bɛɡz/","phonetics":[{"text":"/bɛɡz/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The act of begging; an imploring request.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To request the help of someone, often in the form of money.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He begged on the street corner from passers-by."},{"definition":"To plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat.","synonyms":["supplicate"],"antonyms":[],"example":"He begged her to go to the prom with him."},{"definition":"In the phrase beg the question: to assume.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"In the phrase beg the question: to raise (a question).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":["set aside"]},{"definition":"To ask to be appointed guardian for, or to ask to have a guardian appointed for.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["supplicate"],"antonyms":["set aside"]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A provincial governor under the Ottoman Empire; a bey.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/beg","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/begs"]}]