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Begat vs Begotten - What's the difference?

begat | begotten |

As verbs the difference between begat and begotten

is that begat is simple past of beget while begotten is past participle of lang=en.

As a noun begat

is an element of a lineage, especially of a lineage given in the Bible.

begat

English

Verb

(head)
  • (beget)
  • * , Genesis 5:3
    • And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
  • * , Matthew 1:2
    • Abraham begat' Isaac; and Isaac '''begat''' Jacob; and Jacob ' begat Judas and his brethren
  • * {{quote-web, date=2012-02-01
    • , year= , first= , last= , author=Kathy Gilbert , authorlink= , title=Pitching In , site=Chatter Chattanooga citation , archiveorg= , accessdate=2012-09-29 , passage=Rugby football was created in the early 1800s at England’s all-boys Rugby School. The sport begat American football, Gaelic football, Australian rules football and Association football (aka soccer). }}

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nonstandard) An element of a lineage, especially of a lineage given in the Bible
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    • Usage notes

    * This is uncommon in the singular. English irregular simple past forms

    begotten

    English

    Verb

    (head)
    • English irregular past participles