how to pronounce beget

/bɪˈɡɛt/

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beget is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of beget in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… caused this but publishers beget to look …”

meanings of beget

verb:

To father; to sire; to produce (a child).
To happen to; befall.
To cause; to produce.
To bring forth.

beget frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word beget occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.