Ukrainian English Dictionary

українська мова - English

просити in English:

1. to ask to ask


Today we're going to ask our boss for a raise.
you have to ask for help
to ask one question
to ask for directions
Can I ask you something? / 2. I need to ask a question. / 3. Mark asked the teacher a question.

English word "просити"(to ask) occurs in sets:

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2. beg beg


I beg you.
I have taught my dog to sit up and beg.
if you beg someone for something, you ask them for it in an anxious or desperate way
Their children were begging in the streets.
Please, please stop shouting so loudly. He begged me to stop shouting do loudly.
Please, I'm begging you, one mother to another. You must have a family.
The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.
Zen priests beg for alms near Shinjuku station.
What books on your shelf are begging to be read?
She is forced to beg for food.
they beg for mercy for food for money for children. he begged her to stay. He begged a loan from his boss. He went down on his knees and begged for forgiveness. He decided to go, altough I begged him not to
She begged and pleaded with them until they finally agreed.
He begged her to stay, but she simply laughed and put her bags in the car.
beggars are not choosers

English word "просити"(beg) occurs in sets:

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