English pronunciation · Words Starting with B
Beget Pronunciation
Beget is pronounced bi-GET, IPA /bɪˈgɛt/.
bi-GET
US /bɪˈgɛt/ · UK /bɪˈgɛt/
Syllables: bi · GET (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb: To bring about or give rise to something, and in older usage to father a child.
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Beget in a Sentence
- Violence tends to beget more violence.
- Small delays beget bigger ones further down the line.
- The translation uses beget throughout the genealogies.
Common Mispronunciations of Beget
Not BEG-et
The beat is on the second syllable, and the opening is a light bi. Front stress makes it sound like the noun beggar.
Not bee-JET
The g is hard, as in get, which is the word sitting inside it.
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