begets

Meaning of begets

verb, 3rd person present
  1. (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
  2. cause; bring about.
    killings beget more killings

Old English begietan ‘get, obtain by effort’ (see be-, get).

Information about begets

  • It is a verb.
  • The singular form of begets is: beget.
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Hyphenation of begets

begets

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
  • begets is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

begets synonyms

Meaning (of a man) cause a pregnancy resulting in the birth of (a child):

father

Meaning (of a male animal, especially a stallion) cause the birth of:

sire

Meaning cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition):

engender

Meaning produce or create:

generate

Meaning produce or generate a large number of:

spawn

Meaning bring (something) into existence:

create

Meaning give birth to or be due to give birth to:

have

Meaning (of people or animals) produce young; reproduce:

procreate

Meaning produce a copy of:

reproduce

Meaning produce or lead to (something) over a period of time:

breed

Meaning make (something, especially something bad) happen:

cause

Meaning cause (a particular result or situation) to happen or exist:

produce

Meaning cause (something):

occasion

Meaning cause (something) to happen; bring about:

effect

Meaning cause (an event or situation, typically one that is undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely:

precipitate

Meaning (of an event or fact) cause or bring about (an action or feeling):

prompt

Meaning stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone:

provoke

Meaning set (something) on fire:

kindle

Meaning cause (a device) to function:

trigger

Meaning bring about or give rise to:

induce

Meaning give rise to:

inspire

Meaning support or actively encourage (a cause, venture, etc.); further the progress of:

promote

Meaning encourage the development of (something, especially something desirable):

foster

Meaning set on fire:

enkindle

Meaning put into force or operation:

effectuate

Words that rhyme with begets

gets, budgets, fidgets, fussbudgets, gadgets, midgets, minibudgets, nidgets, pledgets, underbudgets, widgets, shegets, unbegets, druggets, hoggets, loggets, nuggets, ungets, forgets, gargets, gorgets, overgets, pargets, retargets, targets, bougets, bowgets, sheygets

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