beg A2

/ˈbeɪɡ/ To ask people for money or food, usually because you are poor.

beggarly C2+

/ˈbɛɡɚli/ meanly poor or contemptibly small in amount

beggar C2+

/ˈbɛɡɚ/ a person who lives by asking for charity

beggary C2+

/ˈbɛɡəri/ the state of extreme poverty or destitution