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begot

verb
Saybi-GOT/biˈɡɑt/UK/biˈɡɒt/

2 meanings of begot

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  1. 1
    verbliterary
    Past tense of beget. Used mostly in stories and formal writing.

    In the old story, the king begot three sons.

    Her small act of kindness begot many more.

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  2. 2
    verbarchaic
    Past participle of beget. An old form, used after have or had.

    Years of fighting had begot nothing but more hate.

    Good my Lord, You haue begot me, bred me, lou'd me.
    c. 1603, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”Here, begot is an old form of begotten, meaning fathered, used after have.
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begot is a form of beget

beget, verb: To be the parent who brings a child into being, especially the father. Full entry

Forms
begetbegets he/she/itbegetting -ing formbegot past tensebegotten past participle
Spelling
beget → begot: irregular (no -ed)

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