| beg | (verb) call upon in supplication; entreat | Synonyms: implore, pray |
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| (verb) make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently | Synonyms: solicit, tap |
| (verb) dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted | - |
| (verb) ask to obtain free | - |
| beget | (verb) make (offspring) by reproduction | Synonyms: bring forth, engender, father, generate, get, mother, sire |
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| beggar | (verb) reduce to beggary | Synonyms: pauperise, pauperize |
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| (verb) be beyond the resources of | - |
| begild | (verb) decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold | Synonyms: engild, gild |
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| begin | (verb) take the first step or steps in carrying out an action | Synonyms: commence, get, get down, set about, set out, start, start out |
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| (verb) set in motion, cause to start | Synonyms: commence, lead off, start |
| (verb) begin to speak or say | - |
| (verb) begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language | - |
| (verb) achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative | - |
| (verb) begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object | Synonyms: start |
| (verb) have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense | Synonyms: start |
| (verb) be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series | - |
| (verb) have a beginning characterized in some specified way | Synonyms: start |
| (verb) have a beginning, of a temporal event | - |
| begrime | (verb) make soiled, filthy, or dirty | Synonyms: bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil |
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| begrudge | (verb) wish ill or allow unwillingly | Synonyms: resent |
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| (verb) be envious of; set one's heart on | Synonyms: envy |
| beguile | (verb) attract; cause to be enamored | Synonyms: becharm, bewitch, captivate, capture, catch, charm, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, fascinate, trance |
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| (verb) influence by slyness | Synonyms: hoodwink, juggle |