Born vs Begat - What's the difference?
born | begat |
; given birth to.
Well suited to (some behaviour or occupation), as though from birth.
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(Geordie) With fire.
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(nonstandard) An element of a lineage, especially of a lineage given in the Bible
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As nouns the difference between born and begat
is that born is while begat is (nonstandard) an element of a lineage, especially of a lineage given in the bible.As a verb begat is
(beget).born
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(wikipedia born)Etymology 1
From the verb (term).Verb
(head)Adjective
(-)- I ought really to have called him my sergeant. He's a born' sergeant. That's as much as to say he's a ' born scoundrel.
Derived terms
* born in a barn * born leader * born loser * born killer * born-again * firstborn * highborn * low-born * newborn * stillborn * twice-bornSee also
* borneEtymology 2
Dialectal variant of (burn).References
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Verb
(head)- And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
- Abraham begat' Isaac; and Isaac '''begat''' Jacob; and Jacob ' begat Judas and his brethren
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