- past tense form of beget.
begat
Example Sentences
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That story begat others, which became the foundation for “Bug Hollow.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2025
Indian musicians began adapting their own classical music for steel guitar, and in Africa, the quest to replicate the glissando effect begat a local technique dubbed “Hauyani” after the word “Hawaiian.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
But that broken leg also begat the greatest comeback in NFL history and led to one of the gifts Smith gave Washington football fans — a rare Thanksgiving Day win over the Dallas Cowboys.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
Buffett and his music — and the empire they begat — became pivotal figures in that claiming and invention.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 3, 2023
“No. I’ll begat my rope. You don’t git things. You begat things.”
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
