beggared
past simple and past participle ofbeggar
beggar
verb[T]
literaryuk/ˈbeɡ.ər/us/ˈbeɡ.ɚ/to make apersonororganization, etc.extremelypoor
Idiom
beggar belief/description
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
They are the beggars, and they are beingbeggaredby a region in this country—the colonial region of the south-east.
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My third point was that it was one of our objectives to see that primary producers are notbeggaredby a glut.
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His parentsbeggaredthemselves, grew old before their time, striving with every nerve to clear and vindicate their son's name.
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I believe that chaos could result, and that many people will bebeggared.
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It was a distressing visit, and quite honestly the conditions in that hospitalbeggaredbelief.
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Socialism hasbeggaredevery country in which it has been tried.
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I can think of no country in the world run by socialists which has not beenbeggared.
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We have all deplored, the standard of public taste, but have sat in ministerial rooms whichbeggareddescription.
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The case may go on for some days and the person who loses may find himself almostbeggared.
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They find, through no fault of their own, that they arebeggaredand dependent on the charity of their friends when they ought to be having an independent old age.
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To-day they arebeggaredand penniless.
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He ruined investors, disturbed the great centres of industry, andbeggaredhimself in the promotion of his schemes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He claimed that the parsonage had been miserablybeggaredby the previous incumbent who died insolvent in a gaol.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They are a race of pioneers who have almostbeggaredthemselves to serve others.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.But many of their errors, made on crucial matters,beggaredbelief.
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