beg to differ

== English == === Etymology === From beg (“to plead with someone for help”) + to + differ. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɛɡ tə ˈdɪfə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɛɡ tə ˈdɪfɚ/ Hyphenation: beg to dif‧fer === Verb === beg to differ (third-person singular simple present begs to differ, present participle begging to differ, simple past and past participle begged to differ) (idiomatic) To offer an opposing opinion humbly. Synonym: disagree (idiomatic) To differ (strongly) in interpretation or opinion. Synonym: disagree ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “to beg to differ” in “differ, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, March 2016. “beg to differ, phrase”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.