Definitions for began
bɪˈgænbe·gan

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1. Began

   of Begin

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1. Began

   bē-gan′, pa.t. of Begin.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'began' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #334

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'began' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2413

Anagrams for began »

1. benga

How to pronounce began?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say began in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of began in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of began in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of began in a Sentence

1. Gerald Keusch:

   The timeline is fuzzy and I dont think we have real data to say when these things began, in large part because the data are being held back from inspection.

2. Kyle Kashuv:

   First, they began berating my tweet, although neither of them had read it; then they began aggressively asking questions about who I went to the range with, whose gun we used, about my father, etc. They were incredibly condescending and rude.

3. Rochelle Walensky:

   While the recent decline in cases and hospital admissions are encouraging, they are counterbalanced by the stark reality that in January we recorded the highest number of Covid-19 deaths in any month since the pandemic began, with over 90,000 deaths recorded in January alone, variants remain a great concern.

4. Pete Buttigieg:

   The pace of change has been extraordinary, i think those of us within the LGBTQ community are perhaps among the most amazed. I began my career at a time when you can either be out or you could have a career in politics. You couldn't have both.

5. Annie Sullivan:

   Keep on beginning and failing. Each time you fail, start all over gain, and you will grow stronger until have accomplished a purpose--not the one you began with perhaps, but one you'll be glad to remember.

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