BEG OFF

Meaning of BEG OFF in English

to say that you are unable to do sth that you have agreed to do :

He's always begging off at the last minute.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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 — 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 — ask to be excused from duty Some people volunteer to work and then they beg off.
English Idioms vocabulary
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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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