Used in a Sentence

beget

How to use beget in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for beget.

Editorial note

Why will that .NET project beget something that is not open source?

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Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"

Meaning at a glance

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verb

make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for beget.

Example sentences

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Why will that .NET project beget something that is not open source?

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Success absolutely does not tend to beget success.

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Most people think professional achievement and status beget compensation, but the reverse can happen.

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Parents who don't care about school beget kids who don't care, and they are orders of magnitude more difficult to work with.-Its clear that you are not aware of how much material these standardized tests expect you to cover in a course.

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And that there the Rams being grown in years, are very strong and lustful, and so often times meet with Goats, do run over them, and that the young ones which wild Rams beget of tame Sheep, are color like the sire, and so is their breed after them; and the wool of the first breed is shaggy, but in their after-breed soft and tender.

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Is this a very productive type of article for this site?Absolutely not, let's please flag it and ask the moderators to ban these kinds of articles, as they beget political discussions, where we go round and round and round: you can look up very similar sorts of discussions on usenet from the 1980ies if you do some poking.

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...but when they came to the letters, “This invention, O king,” said Theuth, “will make the Egyptians wiser and will improve their memories; for it is an elixir of memory and wisdom that I have discovered.”But Thamus replied, “Most ingenious Theuth, one man has the ability to beget arts, but the ability to judge of their usefulness or harmfulness to their users belongs to another; and now you, who are the father of letters, have been led by your affection to ascribe to them a power the opposite of that which they really possess.“For this invention will produce forgetfulness in the minds of those who learn to use it, because they will not practice their memory.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use beget in a sentence?

Why will that .NET project beget something that is not open source?

What does beget mean?

make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"

What part of speech is beget?

beget is commonly used as verb.