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beget
/biˈɡɛt/
verb 4
Collocations
5ADJ.
ambiguous, funny, same
VERB + BEGET
intends, lies
BEGET + NOUN
child, compassion, grandchildren, infirmities, interpretations
PREP.
in, within
ADV.
often
Definitions
verb
1
To produce or bring forth (a child); to be a parent of; to father or sire.
The King intends to beget a child within the next five years.
¶ And Adam liued an hundred and thirtie yeeres, and begate a ſonne in his owne likeneſſe, after his image; and called his name Seth.
2
To cause; to produce; to bring forth.
Wealth begets wealth; poverty begets poverty.
How one’s thoughts will travel! and how quickly our wishes beget them!
3
To get or obtain.
If there bee neuer a Seruant-monſter i' the Fayre, who can helpe it, he ſayes ; nor a neſt of Antiques ? Hee is loth to make Nature afraid in his Playes, like thoſe that beget Tales, Tempeſts, and ſuch like Drolleries, […]
4
To happen to; befall.
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The King intends to beget a child within the next five years.
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¶ And Adam liued an hundred and thirtie yeeres, and begate a ſonne in his owne likeneſſe, after his image; and called his name Seth.
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This ogress too was begotten of the blood of Cain, whose brood had been doomed forever to the icy floods and freezing waters of the earth.
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If Adam and Eve were the first and up to that point only people, who did beget their grandchildren?
Tatoeba · #63627605
Ambiguous phrases often beget funny interpretations.
Tatoeba · #291081606
Lies beget lies.
Tatoeba · #2929578Usage Notes
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