beget
be·get
(bĭ-gĕt′)tr.v. be·got (-gŏt′), be·got·ten (-gŏt′n) or be·got, be·get·ting, be·gets
1. To produce (offspring) by sexual reproduction. Used especially of a man.
2. To cause to exist or occur; produce: Violence begets more violence.
be·get′ter n.
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beget
(bɪˈɡɛt)vb (tr) , -gets, -getting, -got, -gat, -gotten or -got
1. to father
2. to cause or create
[Old English begietan; related to Old Saxon bigetan, Old High German pigezzan, Gothic bigitan to find; see be-, get]
beˈgetter n
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be•get
(bɪˈgɛt)v.t. be•got, be•got•ten be•got, be•get•ting.
1. (esp. of a male parent) to generate (offspring).
2. to produce as an effect: a belief that power begets power.
[before 1000; Middle English begeten, biyeten, Old English begetan, c. Old High German bigezzan, Gothic bigitan]
be•get′ter, n.
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beget
Past participle: begot/begotten
Gerund: begetting
| Imperative |
|---|
| beget |
| beget |
| Present |
|---|
| I beget |
| you beget |
| he/she/it begets |
| we beget |
| you beget |
| they beget |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I begot/begat |
| you begot/begat |
| he/she/it begot/begat |
| we begot/begat |
| you begot/begat |
| they begot/begat |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am begetting |
| you are begetting |
| he/she/it is begetting |
| we are begetting |
| you are begetting |
| they are begetting |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have begot/begotten |
| you have begot/begotten |
| he/she/it has begot/begotten |
| we have begot/begotten |
| you have begot/begotten |
| they have begot/begotten |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was begetting |
| you were begetting |
| he/she/it was begetting |
| we were begetting |
| you were begetting |
| they were begetting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had begot/begotten |
| you had begot/begotten |
| he/she/it had begot/begotten |
| we had begot/begotten |
| you had begot/begotten |
| they had begot/begotten |
| Future |
|---|
| I will beget |
| you will beget |
| he/she/it will beget |
| we will beget |
| you will beget |
| they will beget |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have begot/begotten |
| you will have begot/begotten |
| he/she/it will have begot/begotten |
| we will have begot/begotten |
| you will have begot/begotten |
| they will have begot/begotten |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be begetting |
| you will be begetting |
| he/she/it will be begetting |
| we will be begetting |
| you will be begetting |
| they will be begetting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been begetting |
| you have been begetting |
| he/she/it has been begetting |
| we have been begetting |
| you have been begetting |
| they have been begetting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been begetting |
| you will have been begetting |
| he/she/it will have been begetting |
| we will have been begetting |
| you will have been begetting |
| they will have been begetting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been begetting |
| you had been begetting |
| he/she/it had been begetting |
| we had been begetting |
| you had been begetting |
| they had been begetting |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would beget |
| you would beget |
| he/she/it would beget |
| we would beget |
| you would beget |
| they would beget |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have begot/begotten |
| you would have begot/begotten |
| he/she/it would have begot/begotten |
| we would have begot/begotten |
| you would have begot/begotten |
| they would have begot/begotten |
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beget
verb (Old-fashioned)
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beget
verb1. To be the biological father of:
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Translations
plodit
beget
[bɪˈget] (begot (begat (pt))) [bɪˈgæt] (begotten (pp)) VT (frm) → engendrar (also fig)
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beget
pret <begot or (obs) begat> ptp <begotten or begot>
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