beget
verb (used with object)
(especially of a male parent) to procreate or generate (offspring).
is begetting
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present progressiveof beget (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Although the situation is still unfolding, already the COVID-19 pandemic is begetting new design theories.
From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2020
For we say that the Father begets; but not that the paternity is begetting.
From Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
