begun

American  

[bih-guhn] / bɪˈgʌn /

verb

1. past participle of begin.

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begun British  

/ bɪˈɡʌn /

verb

1. the past participle of begin

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Other Word Forms

• half-begun adjective
• well-begun adjective

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• began vs. begun

Example Sentences

Fund two has begun distributing cash despite not being fully deployed, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

But before she had begun to speak, the analysis of the budget’s impact on the economy and the public finances had been accessed using what the review described as a “predictable” internet address.

From The Wall Street Journal

Only recently has its deep human past begun to come into clearer view.

From Science Daily

Meanwhile, the countdown to getting rid of those marvelous crosswalk eyeglasses has begun.

From The Wall Street Journal

Certainly, the Chinese government has begun to use new sanctioning frameworks—including the Unreliable Entity List, the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law, and an expanded export-control system—that mirror those used by the United States.

From The Wall Street Journal