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beggars the question

beggars the question is the third-person singular simple present indicative of beggar the question.

Meaning of beggar the question

Verb

beggar the question (third-person singular simple present beggars the question, present participle beggaring the question, simple past and past participle beggared the question)

  1. To beg the question.
    • So this could and can be done but, of course, that beggars the question of putting these people on the civilian economy.1964, Hearings of the Special Subcommittee on Construction of Military Hospital Facilities of the Committee on Armed Services, No. 64, United States Congress, p. 9823.

Questions about beggars the question

What is beggars the question the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Beggars the question is the third-person singular simple present indicative of beggar the question.

Words near beggars the question in the dictionary

  1. beggarmen
  2. beggars
  3. beggars belief
  4. beggars can't be choosers
  5. beggars description
  6. beggars the question
  7. beggars' velvet
  8. beggarsome
  9. beggartick
  10. beggarticks
  11. beggarware

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