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begot

be·got
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bih-got]
    • /bɪˈgɒt/
    • /bɪˈɡet/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bih-got]
    • /bɪˈgɒt/

Definitions of begot word

  • noun begot Begot is the past tense of beget. 3
  • abbreviation BEGOT beget 3
  • verb begot simple past tense and a past participle of beget. 1
  • verb with object begot (especially of a male parent) to procreate or generate (offspring). 1
  • verb with object begot to cause; produce as an effect: a belief that power begets power. 1
  • abbreviation BEGOT born 1

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Origin of begot

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 Begot

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

begot popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

begot usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for begot

adj begot

  • authored — a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
  • incepted — to take in; ingest.

verb begot

  • fathered — a male parent.
  • fertilized — Simple past tense and past participle of fertilize.
  • got — a simple past tense and past participle of get.
  • limed — Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.

adjective begot

  • originating — to take its origin or rise; begin; start; arise: The practice originated during the Middle Ages.

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