| beg | vi 1. ask for alms, charity, meminta sedekah, mengemis: he ~s at street corners, dia meminta sedekah di sudut-sudut jalan; 2. ask earnestly, meminta-minta, meminta /sangat-sangat, sungguh-sungguh/: the children ~ged to be allowed to go, kanak-kanak itu meminta-minta supaya dibenarkan ikut sama; 3. plead humbly, merayu: the man was on his knees, ~ging to be released, orang itu bertelut sambil merayu agar dibebaskan; 4. (in certain formal expressions) mohon (izin): I ~ to announce that..., saya mohon izin utk mengumumkan bahawa... or saya mohon mengumumkan bahawa...; I ~ to differ, saya mohon berlainan pendapat or saya mohon utk mengatakan bahawa saya tdk bersetuju; I ~ to inform you that..., saya mohon utk memaklumkan bahawa...; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| beg | ~ leave (of so.), (to do st) meminta izin (sso) (utk berbuat sst); ~ the question, a. leave st unresolved or unsettled, tdk menjawab soalan; (deliberately) mengelak drpd menjawab soalan; b. assume truth of, mengandaikan kebenaran sst, /menganggap, mengandaikan/ sst sbg benar; go (a-) ~ging, (infml), [various translations]: there are several scholarships going ~ging, ada beberapa biasiswa yg tdk diminta orang; if that banana is going ~ging, I’II eat it, jika tdk ada orang mahu pisang itu, biar saya memakannya; these biscuits are going ~ging if anyone would like them, kalau ada sesiapa yg hendak biskut ini, silalah makan; I ~ your pardon, (saya) minta maaf, maaf, maafkan saya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ask | the boy ~ed permission to leave the room, budak lelaki itu meminta izin utk meninggalkan bilik itu; they ~ed to join the club, mereka memohon utk memasuki kelab itu; ~ him to go home, suruh dia pulang; 5. invite, mengajak, mempelawa: I have ~ed some old friends for dinner, saya telah mengajak beberapa orang kawan lama utk datang makan malam; 6. demand as a price, meminta: how much are you ~ing for it?, berapa harga yg kamu minta?; they are ~ing $60,000 for the house, mereka meminta $60,000 utk rumah itu; 7. require, memerlukan: the job ~s both time and dedication, kerja itu memerlukan masa dan dedikasi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |