beg vs request

beg

noun
  • The act of begging; an imploring request. 

  • A provincial governor under the Ottoman Empire; a bey. 

verb
  • In the phrase beg the question: to assume. 

  • To request the help of someone, often in the form of money. 

  • To plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat. 

  • To unwillingly provoke a negative, often violent, reaction. 

  • In the phrase beg the question: to raise (a question). 

request

noun
  • Act of requesting (with the adposition at in the presence of possessives, and on in their absence). 

  • A message sent over a network to a server. 

  • Condition of being sought after. 

  • A formal message requesting something. 

verb
  • To ask (somebody) to do something. 

  • To ask for (something). 

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