begot

[ bih-got ]

verb

1. simple past tense and a past participle of beget.

begot

/ bɪˈɡɒt /

verb

1. a past tense and past participle of beget

Example Sentences

This inverted perception: Where status once begot the signifier, the signifier now begot the status.

From Los Angeles Times

Big investors begot bigger investors, and the list expanded to a roster of Silicon Valley heavyweights including Mr. Hoffman and Ms. Powell Jobs.

From New York Times

Anxiety begot depression, and there came a night when I just didn’t want to deal anymore.

From New York Times

And many people, from victims to the armed groups seeking a deal, view Petro’s plan with distrust begot by decades of violence and failed promises.

From Seattle Times

His gets begot bigger gets — the most prominent being his 2002 profile of Johnny Carson in Esquire.

From Washington Post

Related Words

• arising
• beginning
• starting
• stemming