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  1. 1. n. A title of honor in Turkey and in some other parts of the East; a bey. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To ask earnestly for; to entreat or supplicate for; to beseech. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To ask for as a charity, esp. to ask for habitually or from house to house. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To make petition to; to entreat; as, to beg a person to grant a favor. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. To take for granted; to assume without proof. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. t. To ask to be appointed guardian for, or to ask to have a guardian appointed for. Source: opted
  7. 7. v. i. To ask alms or charity, especially to ask habitually by the wayside or from house to house; to live by asking alms. Source: opted
  8. 8. v. call upon in supplication; entreat Source: wordnet
  9. 9. v. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently Source: wordnet
  10. 10. v. ask to obtain free Source: wordnet
  11. 11. v. dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted Source: wordnet

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