begets

be·get

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bih-get]
- /bɪˈgɛt/
- /bɪˈɡet/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bih-get]
- /bɪˈgɛt/

Definitions of begets word

verb with object begets (especially of a male parent) to procreate or generate (offspring). 1
verb with object begets to cause; produce as an effect: a belief that power begets power. 1
verb begets third-person singular simple present indicative form of beget. 0

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Origin of begets

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English begeten (see be-, get); replacing Middle English biyeten, Old English begetan; cognate with Gothic bigitan, Old High German bigezzan

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Parts of speech for Begets

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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begets popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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