beget
verb In sense 1 begat is used for the past tense, and begotten is used for the past participle. jump to other results- (old use, for example in the Bible旧用法,如《圣经》中) beget somebody to become the father of a child成为…之父
- Isaac begat Jacob.以撒生了雅各。
- beget something (formal or old-fashioned) to make something happen引发;导致
- Violence begets violence.暴力招致暴力。
Word OriginOld English begietan ‘get, obtain by effort’ (see be-, get).