- present tense form of beget (3rd person singular).
begets
Americanverb
Etymology
Origin of begets
Example Sentences
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Society’s hatred, the novel suggests, begets a destructive self-hatred.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Magalon and Santiago link lower budgets to more artistic freedom, which begets better films.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
In markets, strength often begets more strength, or, as technicians like to say, trends once in motion tend to remain that way more likely than they are to reverse.
From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026
Risk begets risk — for young men as much as anyone.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 22, 2025
I’m thinking about how regret begets regret begets regret, and about the cycle I’ve just broken.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
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