begotten

An archaic past participle of 'beget', meaning to have been brought into existence or generated, typically used in religious or literary contexts.

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes Partizip Perfekt des Verbs 'zeugen', das bedeutet, 'ins Dasein gebracht oder hervorgebracht worden zu sein'; wird meist in religiösem oder literarischem Kontext verwendet.

1. Procreated or fathered C2 formal

   Past participle of beget; meaning to have been brought into existence through procreation, especially in a biblical or formal context.

   • The only begotten Son of God is a central figure in Christian theology.
   • He was begotten of noble lineage.
   • The ancient text describes how the gods begotten the first humans.

   🇩🇪Gezeugt

• more begotten comparative form
• most begotten superlative form

unregelmäßiges Verb

An archaic verb meaning to cause or produce something, typically used in formal or literary contexts.

• 🇩🇪Veralteter, gehobener oder literarischer Ausdruck dafür, etwas hervorzurufen oder zu erzeugen, oft im Sinne von Nachkommen zeugen oder etwas hervorbringen.

1. Procreate or father children C2 formal

   To become the father of a child; to bring offspring into existence.

   • He begat three sons and two daughters.
   • In the ancient text, the king begat a heir to the throne.
   • The patriarch begat many descendants over his long life.

   🇩🇪Zeugen

   Synonyme: engenderfathergenerateprocreatesire

2. Cause or bring about C2 formal

   To cause something to happen or exist; to produce as an effect.

   • Violence only begets more violence.
   • His generous donation begat a wave of community support.
   • A single mistake can beget a series of unfortunate events.

   🇩🇪Hervorrufen

   Synonyme: bring aboutcausecreateengendergenerateoccasionproduce

   Antonyme: ceasedestroyendhaltpreventstop

• begotten past participle
• begat past simple
• begot past simple
• begetting present participle
• begets third person singular