Wordle Answer for August 2, 2023
Players who opened Wordle on August 2, 2023 were trying to land on BEGET. We've kept the day's hints around so you can revisit them — or use the archive to settle a debate about a tricky past puzzle.
The answer
BEGET
What beget means
To cause or bring about something, or to father a child.
Where the word comes from
From Old English *begetan*, meaning "to get" or "to obtain," formed from the prefix *be-* plus *getan* (to get). The *be-* prefix intensified the sense of the root verb. *Getan* itself comes from Proto-Germanic *getanan*, related to Old Norse *geta* (to guess or get). The word gradually shifted from a general sense of acquiring or obtaining to its specialized meaning of fathering or producing offspring, likely through metaphorical extension of "bringing into being."
Hints for August 2, 2023
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Synonyms of beget
- engender
- generate
- sire
- get
- mother
- father
- bring forth
Used in a sentence
Hard work and dedication _____ the kind of success that lasts for many years.
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