Definition of "beget" in Englisch

verb

1. To produce or bring forth (a child); to be a parent of; to father or sire.

   • The King intends to beget a child within the next five years.

2. To cause; to produce; to bring forth.

   • Wealth begets wealth; poverty begets poverty.

3. (obsolete) To get or obtain.

4. (UK dialectal) To happen to; befall.