beget

verb

bi-ˈget How to pronounce beget (audio)
Definition of begetnext
1
as in to create
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) one change in the natural environment will beget others

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2
as in to produce
to become the father of the racehorse begot several Kentucky Derby winners

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Recent Examples of beget This history best explains why the public today expects an inquiry commission, and why Netanyahu resists appointing one: Disasters beget commissions, and commissions can beget upheaval. — Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025 Success begets success—every stage leads to the next. — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025 The research indicates a saliency to the Christian truths that revenge begets more revenge and those who live by the sword, die by the sword. — William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025 Children became capital assets, and investments in their education were understood to beget healthy returns. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for beget
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beget
  1. create
  2. produce
  3. cause
  4. sire
  5. generate
  6. spawn
  7. bring
  8. reproduce
Verb
  • The crisis has created a surge in patriotism among Canadians, with many in the country feeling that Carney is the best person to lead the country at the moment.
    — Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
  • The project is also intended to contribute to maintaining existing forests and creating new ones.
    — Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Definition of create
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  • For example, a carbon tax puts a price on carbon emissions by produced by products as a way of reducing environmental impacts.
    — Mary Anna Mancuso, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Carbon dioxide can make plants grow bigger and faster, and produce more flowers, which leads to more pollen.
    — Umair Irfan, Wired News, 5 Apr. 2025
Definition of produce
Verb
  • This chronic condition causes patches of lighter skin.
    — Carrie Madormo, RN, Health, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The sweeping new tariffs are likely to cause inflation and slow economic growth, according to economists.
    — William Gavin, Quartz, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of cause
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  • Both Citizen Bull and $3.2 million yearling purchase Barnes were sired by Into Mischief.
    — Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Drake also claimed one of Lamar’s kids was actually sired by Lamar’s business partner.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2025
Definition of sire
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  • Beyond simple transcription, AI agents can generate role-specific summaries, ensuring each attendee gets the most relevant takeaways—so a designer, for instance, doesn’t have to sift through a technical developer’s responsibilities.
    — Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • An estimated 1 million international students generate more than $40 billion for American higher education each year, per a 2024 article by The World.
    — Steph Solis, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
Definition of generate
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  • The character helped spawn a Prime Video series adaptation last year, which became the number one title globally on the streamer during its first 20 days, per Skydance.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • There had to have been about fifty better ways to do this, and the only good thing to come out of this absurd format were the internet memes that spawned from it.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of spawn
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  • These roles lean towards the generic but the savvy casting of veteran actors still manage to bring some character to their anonymity without drawing focus from the play’s principal mission.
    — Frank Rizzo, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Edwards had brought Miami within one in the bottom of the frame with an RBI single, but Otto Lopez struck out and Eric Wagaman popped out to end the game.
    — Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Definition of bring
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  • This material is not to be reproduced or redistributed absent the written consent of Fairlead Strategies.
    — Katie Stockton, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Of those, 15 were meant to reproduce extinct dire wolf gene variants.
    — Emily Mullin, Wired News, 7 Apr. 2025
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