# begotten

Pronunciation: say "bi-GOT-uhn" US /bɪˈɡɑt.ən/, UK /bɪˈɡɒt.ən/

## Verb

1. Past participle of beget. *(literary)* — past participle of beget
   - Simple: Past participle of beget. Use it after words like had or was.
   - _The old king had begotten two sons, and neither of them wanted the throne._
   - _Their reckless spending has begotten a debt the next generation will have to pay._

## Adjective

2. Brought into existence by the parent or parents who begot one.
   - Simple: Given life by a parent or by both parents.
   - _Christians describe Jesus as the only begotten Son of God._
   - _The will made no distinction between his begotten children and the stepchildren he had raised._

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