biggen
biggen verb: to make bigger. Also the pronunciation spelling of begin.
Verb
biggen (third-person singular simple present biggens, present participle biggening, simple past and past participle biggened)
- To make bigger
- Our spirits, biggened by their griefs and fears, Sadden and dwindle, with their backward view, All they behold.1837, Ebenezer Elliott, “Rhymed Rambles”, in Tait's Edinburgh Magazine, page 89
- What has biggened it?1898, Margaret Georgina Todd, Mona Maclean, Medical Student, page 359
Also used as
biggen is also the pronunciation spelling of begin.
Forms of biggen
| third-person singular present | biggens |
|---|---|
| present participle | biggening |
| past participle | biggened |
| past | biggened |
Origin of biggen
From big + -en. More at big.
Questions about biggen
- What does biggen mean?
- Biggen means to make bigger.
- What part of speech is biggen?
- Biggen is a verb.
- What is the past tense of biggen?
- The past tense of biggen is biggened.
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