Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beg leave

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables
beg leave
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To ask permission.

Archaic

Usage

Inflected Forms

begs leave (present, singular) begging leave (participle, present) begged leave (participle, past) begged leave (past)

Questions

What does beg leave mean?
To ask permission.

How to pronounce beg leave

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