| Front | beget |
|---|---|
| Back | BrE /bɪˈɡet/NAmE /bɪˈɡet/ verb (be•get•ting, begot, begot /BrE bɪˈɡɒt; NAmE bɪˈɡɑːt/ In sense 1 begat /bɪˈɡæt/ is used for the past tense, and be•got•ten /bɪˈɡɒtn/ /‑ˈɡɑːtn/ is used for the past participle.)1 (old use, for example in the Bible) ~ sb to become the father of a childIsaac begat Jacob. 2 ~ sth (formal or old-fashioned) to make sth happenViolence begets violence.  be•get•ter/BrE bɪˈɡetə(r); NAmE bɪˈɡetər/ noun |
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