beget
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beget
- /biˈɡɛt/ UK, US
- /bɪˈɡɛt/ UK, US
- /bəˈɡɛt/ UK, US
Rhymes with -ɛt
Where it comes from
From Middle English begeten [influenced by Old Norse geta ("to get, to guess")], from Old English beġietan (“to get”), from Proto-Germanic *bigetaną (“to find, seize”), equivalent to be- + get. Cognate with Old Saxon bigetan (“to find, seize”), Old High German bigezan (“to gain, achieve, win, procure”).
verb begets · begetting · begot · begat · begotten
- To produce or bring forth (a child); to be a parent of; to father or sire. The King intends to beget a child within the next five years.
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To cause; to produce; to bring forth.
Wealth begets wealth; poverty begets poverty.
Similar: breed
- To get or obtain. If there bee neuer a Seruant-monſter i' the Fayre, who can helpe it, he ſayes ; nor a neſt of Antiques ? Hee is loth to make Nature afraid in his Playes, like thoſe that beget Tales, Tempeſts, and ſuch like Drolleries, […]
- To happen to; befall.
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verb cause, produce
| Español | engendrar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 来たす kitasu |
| 中文 | 招致 zhāozhì |
| Português | engendrar, gerar |
| Français | engendrer |
| Deutsch | erzeugen |
| Italiano | generare |
| Ελληνικά | προκαλώ prokaló |
| Русский | порожда́ть poroždátʹ, породи́ть porodítʹ, производи́ть proizvodítʹ, произвести́ proizvestí |
verb procreate
| Español | concebir |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 生む umu |
| 中文 | 生育 shēngyù, 生殖 shēngzhí, 產生 /产生 chǎnshēng |
| Português | ter filho, gerar, procriar |
| Français | procréer, engendrer |
| Deutsch | zeugen, sich fortpflanzen |
| Italiano | generare |
| Ελληνικά | γεννώ gennó, παράγω parágo |
| Română | procrea |
| Русский | производи́ть пото́мство proizvodítʹ potómstvo, произвести́ пото́мство proizvestí potómstvo, порожда́ть poroždátʹ, породи́ть porodítʹ, рожа́ть rožátʹ, рожда́ть roždátʹ |
| العربية | أَنْجَبَ ʔanjaba |
| עברית | ילד yalád |
Talk about this word "beget." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/beget. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. beget. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/beget "beget." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/beget.Cite this
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title = {beget},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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