Began

//bɪˈɡæn// verb, slang

verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past of begin form-of, past
  2. 2
    past participle of begin colloquial, form-of, obsolete, participle, past

    "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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"Food and drink were served in such profusion at the wedding that the bride and groom began to wonder if they should not have invited more guests."

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