beget
To produce or bring forthTo produce or bring forth (a child); to be a parent of; to father or sire.
» Lies beget more lies.
Ложь порождает ложь.
Meaning
4 senses(literary, transitive)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.
(transitive)To cause; to produce; to bring forth.
Wealth begets wealth; poverty begets poverty.
erzeugen, zeugen, sich fortpflanzen
порожда́тьporoždátʹ, породи́тьporodítʹ, производи́тьproizvodítʹ
(UK, dialectal, transitive)To happen to; befall.
(obsolete, transitive)To get or obtain.
- make (offspring) by reproduction
Examples
44 sentencesLies beget more lies.
ruЛожь порождает ложь.
Ambiguous phrases often beget funny interpretations.
ruДвусмысленные фразы часто порождают забавные толкования.
Algerians know that wealth begets wealth.
The sins of youth beget the infirmities of age.
ruГрехи юности порождают старческие немощи.
Extreme joy begets sorrow.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English begeten [influenced by Old Norse geta ("to get, to guess")], from OldFrom 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”).
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Forms
begets, begetting, begot, begottenSynonyms
8 synonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle