# begun

Pronunciation: say "bi-GUN" /bɪˈɡʌn/

## Verb

1. Past participle of begin. — past participle of begin
   - Simple: Past participle of begin. Use it after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _The ceremony has begun, so the ushers are closing the doors._
   - _Repairs on the bridge had begun long before the funding was confirmed._

## Verb

2. Simple past of begin. Obsolete and now nonstandard; the standard past tense is began. *(obsolete)* — simple past of begin
   - Simple: Past tense of begin. An old form once used where we now say began.

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