began

be·gan
B3E1G2A1N1
UK, UK/bɪˈɡæn/

A form of begin — To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.

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Meanings

verb
  1. pastsimple past of begin
  2. colloquialobsoleteparticiplepastpast participle of begin

    He had no sooner been free from the horror and remorse attending the first few days of Louisa’s accident, no sooner begun to feel himself alive again, than he had began to feel himself, though alive, not at liberty.

    1817 (date written), [Jane Austen], chapter XI, in Persuasion; published in Northanger Abbey: And Persuasion. […], volume IV, London: John Murray, […], 20 December 1817 (indicated as 1818), →OCLC, page 285

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with began

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

began. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/began

MLA

“began.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/began. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “began,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/began.

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