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Beget

verb/kˈæmbɪˌoʊ/
Definition
make children
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈæmbɪˌoʊ/
🇬🇧British English
/ˈɑːθɹədˌɒntiː/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ˈɑːθɹədˌɒntiː/
2 syllables Say it as /kˈæmbɪˌoʊ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbmake children
“Abraham begot Isaac”
Word Forms
begetternouna male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
fathernouna male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
mothernouna woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
sirenounmale parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse
generativeadjectiveproducing new life or offspring
generationnoungroup of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
zeugen
Kinder machen
🇫🇷French
engendrer
faire des enfants
🇪🇸Spanish
engendrar
hacer niños
🇮🇹Italian
generare
fare figli
🇳🇱Dutch
verwekken
kinderen maken
🇵🇹Portuguese
gerar
fazer filhos
🇷🇺Russian
порождать
делать детей
India
🇮🇳Hindi
उत्पन्न करना
बच्चे बनाओ
🇧🇩Bengali
জন্ম দেওয়া
শিশু তৈরি করা
🇮🇳Tamil
பிறப்பிக்க
குழந்தைகளை உருவாக்குங்கள்
🇮🇳Telugu
పుట్టించు
పిల్లలను చేయండి
🇮🇳Marathi
जन्म देणे
मुले बनवा
🇮🇳Gujarati
જન્મ લેવો
બાળકોને બનાવો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹುಟ್ಟು
ಮಕ್ಕಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ജനിപ്പിക്കുക
കുട്ടികളെ ഉണ്ടാക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨਾ
ਬੱਚੇ ਬਣਾਓ
🇵🇰Urdu
پیدا کرنا
بچے بنائیں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
产生
生孩子
🇯🇵Japanese
産む
子供を作る
🇰🇷Korean
낳다
아이를 낳다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
gây ra
làm cho trẻ em
🇹🇭Thai
ให้กำเนิด
ทำให้เด็ก ๆ
🇮🇩Indonesian
menurunkan
membuat anak-anak
🇵🇭Filipino
manganak
gumawa ng mga bata
🇲🇾Malay
beranak
buat anak
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
أنجب
جعل الأطفال
🇮🇷Persian
به وجود آوردن
بچه دار شدن
🇹🇷Turkish
doğurmak
çocuk yapmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהוֹלִיד
לעשות ילדים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'beget'?
The primary meaning of 'beget' is 'make children'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'beget' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'beget' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'beget' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'beget' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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