almozpeti

Esperanto

Etymology

From almozo + peti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /almozˈpeti/
  • Hyphenation: al‧moz‧pe‧ti
  • Rhymes: -eti

Verb

almozpeti (present almozpetas, past almozpetis, future almozpetos, conditional almozpetus, volitive almozpetu)

  1. (intransitive) to beg, ask for charity
    • 1970, Louis Beaucaire, Kruko kaj Baniko en Bervalo,
      Li lombardas siajn meblojn, almozpetas surstrate, ĝis li havas la necesan monsumon.
      He hocks his furniture, begs on the street, until he has the necessary sum of money.
    Synonym: almozi
  2. (figuratively) to beg for (something)
    • 1908, Henri Vallienne, Ĉu li? Ĉapitro Kvina,
      [...] mi lin petegis, mi min trenis antaǔ liaj piedoj, almozpetante rigardon, rideton, aman vorton.
      [...] I implored him, I crawled at his feet, begging for a look, a smile, a loving word.

Conjugation

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