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- Dictionarybeget/bɪˈɡɛt/
verb
- 1. (especially of a man) bring (a child) into existence by the process of reproduction: "they hoped that the King might beget an heir by his new queen" Similar
- 2. cause; bring about: "killings beget more killings" Similar
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verb [ T ] uk / bɪˈɡet / us / bɪˈɡet / present participle begetting | past tense begot or begat | past participle begotten or begot. Add to word list. old use. to be the father of: In the Bible it says that Adam begat Cain and Abel. formal. to cause: Poverty begets hunger, and hunger begets crime. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of BEGET is to procreate as the father : sire. How to use beget in a sentence.
verb [ T ] us / bɪˈɡet / uk / bɪˈɡet / present participle begetting | past tense begot or begat | past participle begotten or begot. Add to word list. old use. to be the father of: In the Bible it says that Adam begat Cain and Abel. formal. to cause: Poverty begets hunger, and hunger begets crime. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
To beget something means to cause it to happen or be created. Poverty begets debt. [VERB noun] Economic tensions beget political ones. [VERB noun] When a man begets a child, he becomes the father of that child. He wanted to beget an heir. [VERB noun] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Define beget. beget synonyms, beget pronunciation, beget translation, English dictionary definition of beget. tr.v. be·got , be·got·ten or be·got , be·get·ting , be·gets 1. To produce by sexual reproduction. Used especially of a man. 2. To cause to exist or occur;...
Beget definition: (especially of a male parent) to procreate or generate (offspring).. See examples of BEGET used in a sentence.
To beget means to generate something, usually children, and it can be used to refer to the role of either a mother or a father.
beget something (formal or old-fashioned) to make something happen. Violence begets violence.
beget in American English. (bɪˈɡet) transitive verb Word forms: begot or archaic begat, begotten or begot, begetting. 1. (esp of a male parent) to procreate or generate ( offspring) 2. to cause; produce as an effect. a belief that power begets power. SYNONYMS 1. spawn, sire, breed, father.
Beget definition: To produce (offspring) by sexual reproduction. Used especially of a man.
