Function: intransitive verb
Date: 1827
: to ask to be excused from something
transitive verb : to ask or gain permission to be excused from < begged off attending the party>
– beg-off \ ' beg- ˌ o ̇ f \ noun
Function: intransitive verb
Date: 1827
: to ask to be excused from something
transitive verb : to ask or gain permission to be excused from < begged off attending the party>
– beg-off \ ' beg- ˌ o ̇ f \ noun
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012