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beg off
 

Definitions from WordNet

Verb beg off has 1 sense
  1. excuse, beg off - ask for permission to be released from an engagement
    --1 is one way to request, bespeak, call for, quest
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody

Definitions from the Web

Beg off

Part of Speech: Phrasal verb

Sense 1: To ask for permission to be excused from doing something

Usage: In formal or polite language

Example sentences:

- I have a terrible headache, so I will have to beg off attending the meeting today.
- She decided to beg off from going to the party as she wasn't feeling well.

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