I beg to differ

[Unregistered]

Hi, teacher.
I have a question...please answer me..
What does "beg" mean in the following sentences?
I beg to differ.. I beg to disagree. Paraphrase please...
Anyway thank you for reading..

Grateful
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[vil]

Dear unregistered,

The meaning of the idiom "I beg to differ" is as follows: 'polite way of saying that you disagree with something that someone has said, as in

"I beg to differ with Mr. Stahl's final assertion."

Regards.

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