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. — odexed
Ambiguous phrases often beget funny interpretations.
ruДвусмысленные фразы часто порождают забавные толкования. — ae5s
Algerians know that wealth begets wealth.
The sins of youth beget the infirmities of age.
ruГрехи юности порождают старческие немощи. — Afonkin
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