began

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began

/bɪˈɡæn/ UK
/bɪˈɡæn/ US

Rhymes with -æn

verb

past simple past of begin
colloquial, obsolete, participle, past past 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.

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Closest in meaning: became, arose, threw, undertook, took, went, got, broke, came, set, onset, commence, get-go, starting, start, opening

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"began." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/began. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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began. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/began

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"began." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/began.

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@misc{began_2026,
  title = {began},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/began},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}