begat
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Verb
begets, 3rd person singular present; begot, past tense; begetting, present participle; begat, past tense; begotten, past participle;
/biˈget/,
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begets, 3rd person singular present; begot, past tense; begetting, present participle; begat, past tense; begotten, past participle;
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(typically of a man, sometimes of a man and a woman) Bring (a child) into existence by the process of reproduction
- - they hoped that the King might beget an heir by his new queen
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Give rise to; bring about
- - success begets further success
Web Definitions:
- (beget) make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"
- An element of a lineage, especially of a lineage given in the Bible; Simple past of beget
- (beget) To cause; to produce; To procreate; to father (rarely: to mother); to get with child
- (Beget) To father, or sire. Etymology is: Indo-European "ghend" > Old English "begetan" > Middle English "biyeten" > Modern English "Beget."
- (beget) to give birth to; create
- Had a son or daughter.