English Explanatory Dictionary

beget

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To produce or bring forth (a child); to be a parent of; to father or sire.
  2. To cause; to produce; to bring forth.
  3. To get or obtain.
  4. To happen to; befall.

Pronunciation

/biˈɡɛt/ /bɪˈɡɛt/ /bəˈɡɛt/ en-au-beget.ogg

Word forms

beget begets begetting begot begat begotten

Etymology

From 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”).

Synonyms

breed

Related words

begettal forebegotten ill-begotten misbegotten unbegot unbegotten be born give birth

Derived words

begetter begetting begotten lies beget more lies misbeget misbegot rebeget unbeget unbegot
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