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Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   second-person singular simple past indicative of begin archaic, form-of, indicative, past, second-person, singular

   "Thou sawest a woman mourning, and thou begannest to comfort her."

Synonyms

All synonyms

commencecommencegetinitiateoriginatestart

Example

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"Thou sawest a woman mourning, and thou begannest to comfort her."

Etymology

began + -est

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