"begs the question" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} begs the question
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of beg the question Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: beg the question
    Sense id: en-begs_the_question-en-verb-9M60hvC~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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