- Begun
- 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. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
When I begin, I will also make an end. --1 Sam. iii. 12. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.