Beget

/bɪˈɡɛt/

Meaning & Definition

verb

to bring a child into existence by the process of reproduction.

The couple hopes to beget a child in the near future.

to cause to happen; to bring about.

Poverty can beget crime in communities.

to produce or generate.

This scientific discovery may beget new technologies.

Middle English 'begeten', from Old English 'begaet' meaning 'to cause to exist'.

beget a child

to father or give birth to a child

beget change

to cause change to occur

what one begets

the consequences or results that follow from one's actions

father

a male parent

procreate

to reproduce

generate

to cause or produce

to create or initiate something

He aims to beget new ideas that will revolutionize the industry.