verb
begat
bee-GAT
verb
1
An old-fashioned past tense of "beget," meaning to father a child or bring something into existence.
"The Bible famously lists who begat whom across many generations."
How to Use Begat
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn archaic way of saying "fathered" or "gave rise to," mostly known from old Biblical language.
When to use it
Archaic — used today mainly in jokes, parody, or direct quotation of old texts.
Word Forms
begatted past tense, begats plural, begats singular
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The Bible famously lists who _____ whom across many generations.