Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beggar the question

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables: beg-gar the ques-tion
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To beg the question.

Example Sentences

"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. So this could and can be done but, of course, that beggars the question of putting these people on the civilian economy."
"Unfortunately, this definition beggars the question because we are left not knowing what it is that allows access to the sick role, but prefer not to seek it."

Etymology

By alteration of beg the question.

Inflected Forms

beggars the question (present, singular) beggaring the question (participle, present) beggared the question (participle, past) beggared the question (past)

Questions

What does beggar the question mean?: To beg the question.
Where does beggar the question come from?: By alteration of beg the question.

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