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begat Definition and Meaning in English (begat definition)

verb
Synonyms:fatheredsiredproduced
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Begat definition: To have been the father of (a child); to procreate.

Definitions of Begat

  1. 1verb(archaic, biblical)

    To have been the father of (a child); to procreate.

  2. 2verb(archaic, formal)

    To be the cause or source of something; to produce or generate.

Example Sentences

biblical

“And Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob.”

formal, archaic

“His ambition begat a series of unfortunate events.”

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Inflected Word Forms

infinitivebeget
third person singularbegets
past tensebegot
past participlebegotten
present participlebegetting

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Begat definition: To have been the father of (a child); to procreate.
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