Beget
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /biˈɡɛt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Beget is a verb meaning To cause; to produce; to bring forth.
Meaning
To cause; to produce; to bring forth.
More Meanings
- (UK dialectal) To happen to; befall.
- (chiefly literary) To produce or bring forth (a child); to be a parent of; to father or sire.
- (obsolete) To get or obtain.
Example Sentences
Wealth begets wealth; poverty begets poverty.
The King intends to beget a child within the next five years.
How one’s thoughts will travel! and how quickly our wishes beget them!
¶ And Adam liued an hundred and thirtie yeeres, and begate a ſonne in his owne likeneſſe, after his image; and called his name Seth.
Word Forms
- begets
- begetting
- begot
- begat
- begotten
Synonyms for beget
Depending on context, synonyms include breed, engender, generate, sire, get, mother.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include engender, mother, father, generate, sire, get.
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