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begun at the wrong end

begun at the wrong end is the past participle of begin at the wrong end.

Meaning of begin at the wrong end

Verb

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

  1. To manage something badly.

Questions about begun at the wrong end

What is begun at the wrong end the past participle of?
Begun at the wrong end is the past participle of begin at the wrong end.

Words near begun at the wrong end in the dictionary

  1. begummed
  2. begumming
  3. Begumpet
  4. begums
  5. begun
  6. begun at the wrong end
  7. begun with the chucky
  8. begunk
  9. begunked
  10. begunking
  11. begunks

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