go a-begging

A form of go begging — To be available but wasted, unused, or not actualized.

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Meanings

verbgo a-begging (third-person singular simple present goes a-begging, present participle going a-begging, simple past went a-begging, past participle gone a-begging)

present singular third person goes a-begging · participle present going a-begging · past went a-begging · participle past gone a-begging

  1. alternativeAlternative form of go begging.

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

    2011 February 12, Andy Campbell, “Scotland 6-24 Wales”, in BBC
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APA

go a-begging. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20a-begging

MLA

“go a-begging.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20a-begging. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go a-begging,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20a-begging.

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