Standard Lemma guide

begat

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /biˈɡæt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æt
  • CMU ARPABET: B IH0 G AE1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An element of a lineage, especially of a lineage given in the Bible

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: nonstandard

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past of beget

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, past

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: begot

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To beget.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: nonstandard

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Real reading context

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