be·get /bɪˈɡet/ verb (past tensepst begot /-ˈɡɒt $ -ˈɡɑːt/, past participlepp begotten /-ˈɡɒtn $ -ˈɡɑːtn/, present participle begetting) [transitiveT] 1. BABY/HAVE A BABY old use to become the father of a child 成为…之父 2 CAUSEto cause something or make it happen 招致,引发 Hunger begets crime. 饥饿滋生犯罪。
—begetter noun [countableC]