begets
Americanverb
Etymology
Origin of begets
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Mercutio in “Romeo and Juliet” begets similar difficulties: He loves to hear himself talk, and his utterances can have an acrobatic or even pyrotechnic quality.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
“More often than not, strength begets strength,” he wrote.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 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
Worse: The tiny microphone begets equally small questions.
From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026
Because technology begets more technology, the importance of an invention’s diffusion potentially exceeds the importance of the original invention.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
