beget

be·get

B0160600 (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.

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[Middle English biyeten, bigeten, from Old English begetan; see ghend- in Indo-European roots.]

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be·get′ter n.

beget

(bɪˈɡɛt) vb (tr) , -gets, -getting, -got, -gat, -gotten or -got1. to father2. 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

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.

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

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

beget - make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"father, sire, mother, engender, bring forth, generate, getcreate, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"

beget

verb (Old-fashioned)1. cause, bring, produce, create, effect, lead to, occasion, result in, generate, provoke, induce, bring about, give rise to, precipitate, incite, engender Poverty begets debt.2. father, breed, generate, sire, get, propagate, procreate He wanted to beget an heir.

beget

verb1. To be the biological father of:breed, father, get, procreate, sire.2. To cause to come into existence:breed, create, engender, father, hatch, make, originate, parent, procreate, produce, sire, spawn.Idiom: give birth to.

Translations

engendrergenerare