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saboy -> RE: begging and pleading and worship (1/3/2006 3:52:43 PM)
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ORIGINAL: nephandi
Then one can ask what is begging, what is asking and what is nagging? and what are the diferances between the three, as all of them can and often do start whit the words Master or Mistress Pleese...
i think for the answer we will have to look at the meaning of each word and the context that its used in.
Beg definition
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v., begged, beg·ging, begs.
v.tr.
To ask for as charity: begged money while sitting in a doorway.
To ask earnestly for or of; entreat: begged me for help.
To evade; dodge: a speech that begged the real issues.
To take for granted without proof: beg the point in a dispute.
v.intr.
To solicit alms.
To make a humble or urgent plea.
beg
verb
To ask or ask for as charity: bum, cadge. Informal panhandle. Slang mooch. See request.
To make an earnest or urgent request: appeal, beseech, crave, entreat, implore, plead, pray, sue, supplicate. Archaic conjure.
beg
v
Definition: beg, seek charity
Antonyms: give
v
Definition: request
Antonyms: answer
beg
v.
To ask for something with an earnestness proportioned to the belief that it will not be given.
Ask Definition
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ask (ăsk)
v., asked, ask·ing, asks.
v.tr.
To put a question to: When we realized that we didn't know the answer, we asked the teacher.
To seek an answer to: ask a question.
To seek information about: asked directions.
To make a request of: asked me for a loan.
To make a request for. Often used with an infinitive or clause: ask a favor of a friend; asked to go along on the trip; asked that he be allowed to stay out late.
To require or call for as a price or condition: asked ten dollars for the book.
To expect or demand: ask too much of a child.
To invite: asked them to dinner.
Archaic. To publish, as marriage banns.
v.intr.
To make inquiry; seek information.
To make a request: asked for help.
ask
verb
To put a question to (someone): examine, inquire, query, question, quiz. See ask/answer.
To seek an answer to (a question): pose, put, raise. See ask/answer.
To endeavor to obtain (something) by expressing one's needs or desires. request, seek, solicit. See request.
To have as a need or prerequisite: call for, demand, entail, involve, necessitate, require, take. See necessary/unnecessary, over/under.
To request that someone take part in or be present at a particular occasion: bid, invite. See warn/invite.
ask
v
Definition: invite
Antonyms: disinvite, ignore
v
Definition: question, request
Antonyms: answer, claim, command, insist, reply, repudiate, tell
Nag Definition
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nag1 (năg)
v., nagged, nag·ging, nags.
v.tr.
To annoy by constant scolding, complaining, or urging.
To torment persistently, as with anxiety or pain.
v.intr.
To scold, complain, or find fault constantly: nagging at the children.
To be a constant source of anxiety or annoyance: The half-remembered quotation nagged at my mind.
n.
One who nags.
[Probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse gnaga, to bite, gnaw.]
nag
verb
To scold or find fault with constantly: carp at, fuss at, peck at, pick on. Informal henpeck.
nag
v
Definition: harass, bother
Antonyms: assuage, please.
hope this helps
saboy
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