begotten

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

• 🇨🇳古语过去分词，意为“被产生的”或“被生出的”，通常用于宗教或文学语境，尤指“独生子”等表达。

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.

   🇨🇳所生的

• more begotten comparative form
• most begotten superlative form

不规则动词

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

• 🇨🇳书面或正式用语，表示引起、导致或产生某种结果；古义指生育、繁衍后代。

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.

   🇨🇳生育

   同义词: 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.

   🇨🇳引起

   同义词: bring aboutcausecreateengendergenerateoccasionproduce

   反义词: ceasedestroyendhaltpreventstop

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