begun

[ bih-guhn ]
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verb
  1. past participle of begin.

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Other words from begun

  • half-be·gun, adjective
  • well-be·gun, adjective

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How to use begun in a sentence

  • And he had waited so long for Grandfather Mole that he had begun to feel hungry again.

    The Tale of Grandfather Mole | Arthur Scott Bailey
  • The last three years I've been in the Judith Basin, and southern outfits haven't begun to come in there yet.

    Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
  • Non-meerschaum smokers may not know what a delicate task this is, but once well begun the rest is comparatively easy.

  • But the house will rarely be empty now that the shooting has begun, and there is always something going on in the neighborhood.

    Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
  • Next is a higher court in which suits for all larger matters are begun and tried, as well as appeals from the lower court.

British Dictionary definitions for begun

begun

/ (bɪˈɡʌn) /


verb
  1. the past participle of begin

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