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begetting

/bɪˈɡɛtɪŋ/

Translations

begettingnoun

procréationAu sens de la mise au monde ou de la production d’une descendance.

The begetting of heirs was considered a crucial duty for the king.

La procréation d’héritiers était considérée comme un devoir essentiel pour le roi.

Additional translations

engendrementAu sens plus général de création ou de génération d’une chose.

Synonyms

begettinggerund / present participle

/bɪˈɡɛtɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe something that generates or produces.

engendrantEmploi littéraire ou soutenu.

They spoke of a begetting power in nature.

Ils parlaient d’une force engendrant la vie dans la nature.

Additional translations

générateurAu sens de ce qui produit ou fait naître quelque chose.

Synonyms

bringing forth

begetverb

begetting

Gerund

begot

Past Simple

begotten

Past Participle

begetting

Gerund

/bɪˈɡɛt/

engendrer

The new policy will beget significant changes in the industry.

La nouvelle politique engendrera d’importants changements dans le secteur.

Additional translations

procréerRegistre soutenu; s’emploie surtout pour la génération d’un enfant.

engendrerAu sens de procréer, registre soutenu.

Synonyms

bring about

Definitions

begettingnoun

The act or process of fathering or producing offspring.

The begetting of heirs was considered a crucial duty for the king.

The act of causing something to come into existence; generation or creation.

The begetting of new ideas is essential for innovation.

begettinggerund / present participle

Generating or producing; that brings something into being.

They spoke of a begetting power in nature.

begetverb

To cause or bring about.

The new policy will beget significant changes in the industry.

To father or sire a child.

He hoped to beget a son to carry on the family name.