begun
Americanverb
verb
Other Word Forms
- half-begun adjective
- well-begun adjective
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Ross died in 1995 at the age of 52, when he’d only begun to enjoy true celebrity status.
From Salon • May 2, 2026
After nine months of the program, interluded by reading anything math-related he could find in the prison’s library, Havens’ transformation had begun.
From Slate • May 2, 2026
The long-delayed Farm Bill has finally begun moving again in Washington.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
Private equity has barely begun investing in law firms, but the backlash has already started.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
And people, his parents and Mrs. Kuen, had already begun to hear about it.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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