BEGGAR


Meaning of BEGGAR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ begə(r) ]

( beggars, beggaring, beggared)

1.

A beggar is someone who lives by asking people for money or food.

N-COUNT

2.

If something beggars a person, country, or organization, it makes them very poor.

He warned that lifting copyright restrictions could beggar the industry.

VERB : V n

3.

If something beggars belief , it is impossible to believe it. If something beggars description , it is impossible to describe it.

The statistics beggar belief...

His courage beggars description.

PHRASE : V inflects

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