beget
Meaning of beget
verb
- (especially of a man) bring (a child) into existence by the process of reproduction.
they hoped that the King might beget an heir by his new queen
- cause; bring about.
killings beget more killings
Old English begietan ‘get, obtain by effort’ (see be-, get).
Information about beget
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of beget is: begets.
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Hyphenation of beget
beget
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- beget is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
beget synonyms
Meaning get:
get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate
Meaning produce or generate a large number of:
Meaning bring (something) into existence:
Meaning give birth to or be due to give birth to:
Meaning (of people or animals) produce young; reproduce:
Meaning produce a copy of:
Meaning produce or lead to (something) over a period of time:
Meaning make (something, especially something bad) happen:
Meaning cause (a particular result or situation) to happen or exist:
Meaning cause (something):
Meaning cause (something) to happen; bring about:
Meaning cause (an event or situation, typically one that is undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely:
Meaning (of an event or fact) cause or bring about (an action or feeling):
Meaning stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone:
Meaning set (something) on fire:
Meaning cause (a device) to function:
Meaning bring about or give rise to:
Meaning give rise to:
Meaning support or actively encourage (a cause, venture, etc.); further the progress of:
Meaning encourage the development of (something, especially something desirable):
Meaning set on fire:
Meaning put into force or operation:
Words that rhyme with beget
misbeget, rebeget, unbeget, reget, treget
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