beget

/bi'get/

Thân thiện

A man begets a son who grows up to resemble him.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To father a child; to procreate: To be the biological father of a child; to cause a child to come into existence through biological reproduction.
   • To cause to exist or occur; to produce as an effect: To bring about or give rise to a situation, condition, or consequence.

Usage and Examples

• Verb (to father):

  • In the biblical story, Abraham beget Isaac.
  • The king hoped to beget a male heir to secure the succession.

• Verb (to cause, to produce):

  • Poverty can beget crime and social unrest.
  • A single act of kindness can beget another.

Advanced Usage and Notes

• Tense Forms: The principal parts are beget (present), begot (simple past), begotten (past participle). It is an irregular verb.
  • He has begotten three sons.
• Figurative and Literary Use: Commonly used in formal, historical, or literary contexts to describe causation, not just biological procreation.
  • Violence only begets more violence.

Variants and Related Words

• Begetter (noun): One who begets; an originator or creator.
  • He is considered the begetter of the new artistic movement.

Synonyms

• Father (to procreate).
• Generate, engender, spawn, produce (to cause).

Antonyms

• Prevent, hinder, stop (to cause).
• Remain childless (to procreate).

Idioms and Phrases

• "To beget a generation": To father children who become a distinct group.
  • The pioneers begot a generation of hardy settlers.
• "Like begets like": A proverb meaning similar things or people produce similar offspring or results.
  • In that company, innovation begets innovation; truly, like begets like.

Học thuật

Verb

1. make children
   • Abraham begot Isaac
   • Men often father children but don't recognize them

Từ đồng nghĩa

• get
• engender
• father
• mother
• sire
• generate
• bring forth