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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

生む

Pronunciation / Transliteration: umu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Begat/bɪˈɡæt/
verbCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #15000 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼は多くの子供を生んだ。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To procreate or to cause to exist; used especially in a biblical context.

    "In the genealogy, it was noted that Adam begat Seth."
  2. 2

    To bring about or produce; often used in a more general sense.

    "The new policies begat a wave of innovation in the industry."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English 'biġetan', meaning to acquire, obtain, or beget, combining the prefix 'be-' with 'ġetan' (to get). Historically preserved primarily through archaic biblical translations such as the King James Bible to denote paternal lineage and generation.

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