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be·gan    Audio Help   [bi-gan] Pronunciation Key
–verb
pt. of begin.
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be·gin    Audio Help   [bi-gin] Pronunciation Key verb, be·gan, be·gun, be·gin·ning.
–verb (used without object)
1.to proceed to perform the first or earliest part of some action; commence; start: The story begins with their marriage.
2.to come into existence; arise; originate: The custom began during the Civil War.
–verb (used with object)
3.to proceed to perform the first or earliest part of (some action): Begin the job tomorrow.
4.to originate; be the originator of: civic leaders who began the reform movement.
5.to succeed to the slightest extent in (fol. by an infinitive): The money won't even begin to cover expenses.

[Origin: bef. 1000; ME beginnen, OE beginnan, equiv. to be- be- + -ginnan to begin, perh. orig. to open, akin to yawn]

3. Begin, commence, initiate, start (when followed by noun or gerund) refer to setting into motion or progress something that continues for some time. Begin is the common term: to begin knitting a sweater. Commence is a more formal word, often suggesting a more prolonged or elaborate beginning: to commence proceedings in court. Initiate implies an active and often ingenious first act in a new field: to initiate a new procedure. Start means to make a first move or to set out on a course of action: to start paving a street. 4. institute, inaugurate, initiate.
1. end.
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be·gan    Audio Help   (bĭ-gān')  Pronunciation Key 
v.   Past tense of begin.

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