| beg the question 1. if a statement or situation begs the question, it causes you to ask a particular question. It's all very well talking about extra staff but it rather begs the question of how we're going to pay for them. 2. if something that someone says begs the question, it suggests that something is true which might in fact be false. We're assuming, are we, that Anthony will still be in charge this time next year? That rather begs the question, doesn't it? |