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Dictionary: be·get   (bĭ-gĕt') pronunciation
tr.v., -got (-gŏt'), -got·ten (-gŏt'n), or -got, -get·ting, -gets.
  1. To father; sire.
  2. To cause to exist or occur; produce: Violence begets more violence.

[Middle English biyeten, bigeten, from Old English begetan.]

begetter be·get'ter n.

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  1. To be the biological father of: breed, father, get, procreate, sire. See kin.
  2. To cause to come into existence: breed, create, engender, father, hatch, make, originate, parent, procreate, produce, sire, spawn. Idioms: givebirthriseto. See make/unmake.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: v. - Make children.

Tutor's tip: A "bigot" (person with intolerant prejudices) can "beget" (cause) anger.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: make children
  Synonyms: get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth


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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - avle, undfange

Nederlands (Dutch)
voortbrengen, verwekken

Français (French)
v. tr. - engendrer (arch), (fig) engendrer, causer

Deutsch (German)
v. - zeugen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - γεννώ, (μτφ.) επιφέρω, προκαλώ

Italiano (Italian)
generare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - procriar, produzir, originar

Русский (Russian)
породить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - procrear, engendrar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - avla, föda

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
招致, 引起, 产生

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 招致, 引起, 產生

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 자식을 보다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - こしらえる, 生じさせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) أنجب, أدى الى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮גרם, הוליד‬


 
 
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