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выпра́шивать — meaning in English

vyprashivat

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English meaning

  • beg verb To ask urgently for something, often money, food, or a favor.
  • scrounge verb To search for or obtain something, especially by asking others or making do with what is available.

Senses

выпра́шивать is used for these senses in English:

  • beg (intransitive) To request the help of someone, often in the form of money.
  • scrounge (intransitive) To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another.

beg — full definition

  1. verb To ask urgently for something, often money, food, or a favor.
  2. verb To plead earnestly with someone, especially to be forgiven or spared.

scrounge — full definition

  1. verb To search for or obtain something, especially by asking others or making do with what is available.
  2. noun A person who scrounges; someone who gets by on borrowed or found things.

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