begun
past participle of begin.
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- half-be·gun, adjective
- well-be·gun, adjective
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How to use begun in a sentence
Cassandra, whose hair has already begun to fall out from her court-mandated chemotherapy, could face a similar outcome.
Actually, the guessing game is over; the weddings have begun, as have weird attempts to circumvent our constitutional democracy.
The Back Alley, Low Blow-Ridden Fight to Stop Gay Marriage in Florida Is Finally Over | Jay Michaelson | January 5, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe economy has begun to add jobs, but the quality of those jobs is an increasing concern.
By the late 1600s, chemists and herbalists had begun to concoct their own scientific mixtures for curing the hangover.
The good news is, the government has already begun to play Moneyball in some areas.
Can the U.S. Government Go Moneyball? | Peter Orszag, Jim Nussle | December 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
And he had waited so long for Grandfather Mole that he had begun to feel hungry again.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole | Arthur Scott BaileyThe 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. SinclairNon-meerschaum smokers may not know what a delicate task this is, but once well begun the rest is comparatively easy.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowBut the house will rarely be empty now that the shooting has begun, and there is always something going on in the neighborhood.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonNext is a higher court in which suits for all larger matters are begun and tried, as well as appeals from the lower court.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney Bolles
British Dictionary definitions for begun
/ (bɪˈɡʌn) /
the past participle of begin
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