BEG OFF

Meaning of BEG OFF in English

ask to be excused from duty

Some people volunteer to work and then they beg off.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

BEG OFF — verb Date: 1827 intransitive verb to ask to be excused from something, transitive verb to ask or gain permission to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BEG-OFF — noun see: beg off
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BEG OFF — decline (i.e. an invitation); back out
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BEG-OFF — see beg off
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BEG OFF — Date: 1827 intransitive verb : to ask to be excused from something transitive verb : to ask or gain permission …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BEG OFF — Function: intransitive verb Date: 1827 : to ask to be excused from something transitive verb : to ask or gain …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BEG OFF — withdraw from a promise or undertaking. → beg
Concise Oxford English vocab
BEG OFF — [beg off] vi (1854): to ask to be excused from something -- beg-off n
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BEG OFF — to say that you are unable to do sth that you have agreed to do : He's always begging off …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEG OFF — Synonyms and related words : abandon, back out, be unmoved, be unwilling, cry off, decline, decline to accept, depart from, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BEG OFF — {v.} To ask to be excused. * /Father told Tom to rake the yard, but Tom tried to beg off./ …
Slang English vocab
BEG OFF — {v.} To ask to be excused. * /Father told Tom to rake the yard, but Tom tried to beg off./ …
Словарь английских идиом
BEG OFF — ask to be excused from duty, get out of a task Some people volunteer to work and then they beg …
English Idioms vocab
BEG OFF — v. To ask to be excused. Father told Tom to rake the yard, but Tom tried to beg off. Mrs. …
American Idioms English vocabulary
BEG OFF — отпроситься to beg smb. off ≈ добиться чьего-л. прощения, смягчения наказания Syn : cry off отпроситься - to * for …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BEG OFF — phr v 1. отпроситься to beg off for the afternoon - отпроситься на вечер 2. вызволять кого-л. из беды; вымолить …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BEG OFF — отпроситься; отклонить (приглашение) to beg smb. off - добиться чьего-л. прощения, смягчения наказания
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BEG OFF — phr v 1. отпроситься to ~ for the afternoon - отпроситься на вечер 2. вызволять кого-л. из беды; вымолить кому-л. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
BEG OFF — phr v 1. отпроситься to beg off for the afternoon - отпроситься на вечер 2. вызволять кого-л. из беды; вымолить …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BEG OFF — отпроситься
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BEG OFF — отпроситься
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BEG OFF — отпроситься to beg smb. off — добиться чьего-л. прощения, смягчения наказания Syn: cry off
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BEG OFF — отпроситься to beg smb. off — добиться чьего-л. прощения, смягчения наказания Syn: cry off
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BEG OFF — отпроситься; to beg smb. off - добиться чьего-л. прощения, смягчения наказания
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BEG OFF — отпроситься; to beg smb. off - добиться чьего-л. прощения, смягчения наказания
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
BEG OFF — отпроситься; отклонить (приглашение) to beg smb. off - добиться чьего-л. прощения, смягчения наказания
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
BEG OFF — отпроситься to beg smb. off ≈ добиться чьего-л. прощения, смягчения наказания Syn : cry off отпроситься - to * for …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BEG — Airport Name : Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport Airport Location : Belgrade, Serbia IATA Code : BEG ICAO Code : LYBE
Airport Code English Dictionary
OFF
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEG — I. ˈbeg, ˈbāg — some who have ā in “leg” and “egg” have e in “beg” verb ( begged ; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEG — (v. t.) To make petition to; to entreat; as, to beg a person to grant a favor.
Английский словарь Webster
BEG — ( v. t. ) To make petition to; to entreat; as, to beg a person to grant a favor.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
OFF — /awf, of/ , adv. 1. so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEG — beg 1 /beg/ , v. , begged, begging . v.t. 1. to ask for as a gift, as charity, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OFF — I. ˈȯf adverb Etymology: Middle English of, from Old English — more at of Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BEG — I. ˈbeg verb ( begged ; beg·ging ) Etymology: Middle English beggen Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. : to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OFF — adv denoting opposition or negation. 2. off ·interj away; begone; a command to depart. 3. off ·adv in a …
Webster English vocab
BEG — vt to take for granted; to assume without proof. 2. beg ·noun a title of honor in turkey and in …
Webster English vocab
BEG — [beg] abbreviation begin, beginning
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BEG — beg BrE AmE beɡ ▷ begged beɡd ▷ begging ˈbeɡ ɪŋ ▷ begs beɡz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OFF — / ɒf; NAmE ɔːf; ɑːf/ adverb , preposition , adjective , noun , verb ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEG — / beg; NAmE / verb ( -gg- ) 1. beg (sb) (for sth) | beg (sth) (of / from sb) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — I. off 1 S1 W1 /ɒf $ ɒːf/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . away from a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BEG — beg /beɡ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle begged , present participle begging ) [ Date: 1200-1300 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEG — v. (begged, begging) 1 a intr. (usu. foll. by for) ask for (esp. food, money, etc.) (begged for alms). b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEG — v. (begged, begging) 1 a intr. (usu. foll. by for) ask for (esp. food, money, etc.) (begged for alms). b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1. away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
BEG — v. (begged, begging) 1. a intr. (usu. foll. by for) ask for (esp. food, money, etc.) (begged for alms). b …
Oxford English vocab
OFF — The preposition is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/. The adverb is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/ Frequency: The word is one of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEG — ( begs, begging, begged) 1. If you beg someone to do something, you ask them very anxiously or eagerly to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BEG — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ask/beg/pray etc for (sb’s) forgiveness ▪ He never admitted his guilt or asked for forgiveness. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BEG — [verb] -gg- - (of someone poor) to ask for food or money, or (of anyone) to request strongly and without …
Cambridge English vocab
OFF — adj. sup off sup off or up back off blow off bring off buck off bug off bump off burn …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BEG — v. Function: verb to ask for or ask one for something urgently FF1C; beg one's life from an attacker FF1E; …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BEG — verb to ask for or ask one for something urgently beg one's life from an attacker beg a stranger for …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
BEG — verb 1 ask sb for food, money, etc. VERB + BEG ▪ be forced to , have to PREPOSITION ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BEG — See ↑ ASK 11,14 ◆◆◆ • ↑ I beg your pardon
Longman Activator English vocab
BEG — verb 1 BAD : I beg you to send me the information as soon as possible. GOOD : I should …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
OFF — 1. нареч. 1) указывает на отдаление, удаление от чего-л. He had to be off. ≈ Ему нужно было уйти. to …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BEG — гл. 1) просить, умолять (of, from - кого-л.; for - о чем-л.) I would be ashamed to beg from my …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OFF — 1. ɒf n 1. положение «выключено» ( у приборов, выключателей и т. п. ) to be set at off - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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