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beg leave

beg leave verb: to ask permission.

Verb

beg leave (third-person singular simple present begs leave, present participle begging leave, simple past and past participle begged leave)

  1. (archaic) To ask permission.

Forms of beg leave

third-person singular presentbegs leave
present participlebegging leave
past participlebegged leave
pastbegged leave

Questions about beg leave

What does beg leave mean?
Beg leave means to ask permission.
What part of speech is beg leave?
Beg leave is a verb.
What is the past tense of beg leave?
The past tense of beg leave is begged leave.

Words near beg leave in the dictionary

  1. beg
  2. beg button
  3. beg buttons
  4. beg for one's life
  5. beg it
  6. beg leave
  7. beg off
  8. beg parding
  9. beg pardon
  10. beg someone's pardon
  11. beg the question

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