Collocations for beg - verb
1. ask sb for food, money, etc.
PREPOSITION
for
They were forced to beg for food.
They were forced to beg for food.
from
He had to beg food from passers-by.
He had to beg food from passers-by.
2. ask for sth with great emotion
ADVERB
almost,
practically
In the end they almost begged him to take the job.
In the end they almost begged him to take the job.
humbly
We humbly beg you to show mercy.
We humbly beg you to show mercy.
silently
Don't leave me, he begged her silently.
Don't leave me, he begged her silently.
desperately,
frantically
PREPOSITION
for
We went to him to beg for forgiveness.
We went to him to beg for forgiveness.
of
(formal)
Do not do that, I beg of you.
Do not do that, I beg of you.
Beg is used with these nouns as the object:
food, forgiveness, indulgence
food, forgiveness, indulgence