Begun

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Begin \Be*gin"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Began}, {Begun}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Beginning}.] [AS. beginnan (akin to OS. biginnan, D.
     & G. beginnen, OHG. biginnan, Goth., du-ginnan, Sw. begynna,
     Dan. begynde); pref. be- + an assumed ginnan. [root]31. See
     {Gin} to begin.]
     1. To have or commence an independent or first existence; to


        take rise; to commence.
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              Vast chain of being! which from God began. --Pope.
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     2. To do the first act or the first part of an action; to
        enter upon or commence something new, as a new form or
        state of being, or course of action; to take the first
        step; to start. "Tears began to flow." --Dryden.
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              When I begin, I will also make an end. --1 Sam. iii.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Begun \Be*gun"\,
     p. p. of {Begin}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  begun
       See {begin}