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TOEFL BNC: 32659 COCA: 19985

beget

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
beget /bɪˈgɛt/ verb
begot /-ˈgɑːt/ /bɪˈgɑːt/ also begat /-ˈgæt/ ; /bɪˈgæt/; begotten /-ˈgɑːtn̩/ /bɪˈgɑːtn̩/ or begot; begetting
beget
/bɪˈgɛt/
verb
begot /-ˈgɑːt/ /bɪˈgɑːt/ also begat /-ˈgæt/ ; /bɪˈgæt/; begotten /-ˈgɑːtn̩/ /bɪˈgɑːtn̩/ or begot; begetting
Learner's definition of BEGET
[+ object]
formal : to cause (something) to happen or exist引发;招致
old-fashioned + literary : to become the father of (someone)成为…之父

— begetter

noun, plural begetters [count]
TOEFL BNC: 32659 COCA: 19985

beget

verb

be·​get bi-ˈget How to pronounce beget (audio)
bē-
begot bi-ˈgät How to pronounce beget (audio)
bē-
also begat bi-ˈgat How to pronounce beget (audio)
bē-
; begotten bi-ˈgä-tᵊn How to pronounce beget (audio)
bē-
or begot; begetting

transitive verb

1
: to procreate as the father : sire
He died without begetting an heir.
2
: to produce especially as an effect or outgrowth
Violence only begets more violence.
begetter noun

Example Sentences

He died without begetting an heir. one change in the natural environment will beget others
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English begeten, beyeten, going back to Old English begietan "to get, beget," from be- be- + gietan "to get entry 1"

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of beget was in the 13th century
TOEFL BNC: 32659 COCA: 19985

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