BEG THE QUESTION


Meaning of BEG THE QUESTION in English

1.

to make sb want to ask a question that has not yet been answered :

All of which begs the question as to who will fund the project.

2.

to talk about sth as if it were definitely true, even though it might not be :

These assumptions beg the question that children learn languages more easily than adults.

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