Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go a-begging

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

Syllables: go a-beg-ging
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of go begging.

Example Sentences

"Another Scotland opportunity went a-begging when John Barclay failed to grasp an offload at the end of some probing phases."

Inflected Forms

goes a-begging (present, singular) going a-begging (participle, present) went a-begging (past) gone a-begging (participle, past)

Questions

What does go a-begging mean?: Alternative form of go begging.

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