BEG OFF

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Ask for permission to be released from an engagement

Synonyms:

beg off; excuse

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "beg off" is one way to...):

ask for; bespeak; call for; quest; request (express the need or desire for)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

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