begets

[ bih-gets ]

/ bɪˈgɛts /

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verb

3rd person singular present indicative of beget.

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Origin of begets

beget + -s²

Words nearby begets

begat, begats, beg, borrow, or steal, begem, beget, begets, beggar, beggar description, beggardom, beggarly, beggar-my-neighbor

How to use begets in a sentence

That CO2 can beget further warming, and the fires can also speed up permafrost thaw, which could add more of another greenhouse gas, methane, to the atmosphere.
Wildfires, heat waves and hurricanes broke all kinds of records in 2020|Carolyn Gramling|December 21, 2020|Science News
At the same time, there’s also a danger in going too long, which is that riding begets riding.
Why 20 Miles Is the Perfect Length for a Bike Ride|Eben Weiss|November 20, 2020|Outside Online
Over time, a turbulent, expanding structure called a supernova remnant forms, begetting a beautiful light show, tens of light-years across, that can persist in the sky for many thousands of years after the initial explosion.
Giant lasers help re-create supernovas’ explosive, mysterious physics|Emily Conover|November 12, 2020|Science News
But, as Google knows all too well, leadership begets scrutiny and spam and in January 2016, the Google Local team found itself having to respond publicly to a NY Times Article entitled “Fake Online Locksmiths May Be Out to Pick Your Pocket, Too.”
A new era has arrived in local search: Google’s Local Trust Pack|Justin Sanger|September 18, 2020|Search Engine Land

The old adage that wealth begets more wealth, I think that’s accurate.
Should America (and FIFA) Pay Reparations? (Ep. 426)|Stephen J. Dubner|July 16, 2020|Freakonomics
Feeling begets feeling, and great feeling begets great feeling.
The Real Memorial Day: Oliver Wendell Holmes's Salute To A Momentous American Anniversary|Malcolm Jones|May 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
More begets more, and spending tends to stick at higher levels, which is why the phenomenon is known as “the flypaper effect.”
The Great Medicaid Swindle|Nick Gillespie|October 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The ideology of too big to fail begets behemoth banks even bigger now than they were before the financial crisis.
Supersize Me, Your Honor: Liebeck v. McDonald’s and Our Era of Ambition|James Poulos|October 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Violence begets violence, and violence is destructive, and uncomfortable, and horrible, and he unravels.
Hugh Jackman on ‘Prisoners,’ the Oscars, ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past,’ and More|Marlow Stern|September 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Success begets success, and the lack of failure begets lack of failure.
America Is Not Doomed|Daniel Gross|July 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Disdain of every reasonable objection begets that sublime victory of the vanquished which we call martyrdom.
Toilers of the Sea|Victor Hugo
Without himself having any shape, He begets shape whenever matter approaches Him.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3|Plotinos (Plotinus)
This radiation exists, and this existence alone begets something else.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3|Plotinos (Plotinus)
Thus the primary movement (of Intelligence) finds its goal in time, begets it, and by its activity informs its duration.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3|Plotinos (Plotinus)
Civilization begets new needs and wants; opportunities for new invention are multiplying at a tremendous rate.
How to Succeed as an Inventor|Goodwin B. Smith

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