be, bede

verbverb

to ask, to request · to pray · to invite

norrønt biðja Old Norse biðja

henvende seg til noen for å oppnå noe;
anmodeto request, to ask to approach someone in order to obtain something;
to requestanmode
- be noen om noe to ask someone for something
- faren min ber meg hilse my father sends his regards
- be om unnskyldning to apologise
- be seg fritatt fra noe to ask to be excused from something
- hun er lett å be she doesn't take much persuading
- de bad om å utsatt fristen they asked for the deadline to be postponed
- gjøre det en blir bedt om to do as one is asked
- hvem har bedt deg om å gjøre det? who asked you to do that?
- hvis du ber pent if you ask nicely
holde bønn;
gå i forbønn for to pray;
to intercede for someone
- be for sitt liv to beg for one's life
- han bad om nåde he begged for mercy
- be til Gud to pray to God
- be bordbønn to say grace
- våke og be to watch and pray
invitereto invite · to encourage to inviteinvitere
- be noen på kaffe to invite someone round for coffee
- jeg ble ikke bedt I wasn't invited

be for seg be om å bli behandlet skånsomt to ask to be treated leniently Eng. phraseto beg for mercy

be om bråk forårsake bråk;
provosere (1)to provoke to cause trouble;
to provokeprovosere (1) Eng. phraseto ask for trouble

ikke inngå muntlige avtaler – det er å be om bråk don't make verbal agreements – you're just inviting trouble

be på sine knær be inntrengende om noe to ask urgently for something Eng. phraseto beg on bended knee

ikke la seg be to ganger ikke nøle not to hesitate Eng. phrasenot to need asking twice