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beginned

beginned is the simple past and past participle of begin.

Meaning of begin

Verb

begin (third-person singular simple present begins, present participle beginning, simple past began, past participle begun)

  1. (ergative) To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
    • I began playing the piano at the age of five.
  2. (intransitive) To come into existence.
    • Vast chain of being! which from God began.1733, [Alexander Pope], An Essay on Man. […], (please specify |epistle=I to IV), London: […] J[ohn] Wilford, […], →OCLC

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Synonyms of beginned

Questions about beginned

What is beginned the simple past and past participle of?
Beginned is the simple past and past participle of begin.

Words near beginned in the dictionary

  1. beginked
  2. beginking
  3. beginks
  4. beginnable
  5. beginne
  6. beginned
  7. beginner
  8. beginner slope
  9. beginner slopes
  10. beginner's license
  11. beginner's licenses

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