DictionaryAI

began

verb
bi-GAN/bɪˈɡæn/

2 meanings of began

Practice

  1. 1
    verb
    Past tense of begin. Use it for the past.

    She began her speech with a quiet apology.

    The rains began early that year.

    Note
  2. 2
    verbobsolete
    Past participle of begin. An old form. Modern English uses begun instead.
    He had no sooner been free from the horror and remorse attending the first few days of Louisa’s accident, no sooner begun to feel himself alive again, than he had began to feel himself, though alive, not at liberty.
    1817, [Jane Austen], PersuasionHere, began is an old form of begun, used after had.
    Note

began is a form of begin

begin, verb: To start something, or to take the first step in doing it. Full entry

Forms
beginbegins he/she/itbeginning -ing formbegan past tensebegun past participle
Spelling
begin → began: irregular (no -ed)

Use it in a sentence

Write your own sentence with began, and AI will tell you whether it fits and which meaning you used.