began

[ bih-gan ]

/ bɪˈgæn /

verb

the simple past tense of begin.

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Instead, however, of their laughter lessening, the cachinnations became so violent that I began to feel seriously alarmed.
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British Dictionary definitions for began

began

/ (bɪˈɡæn) /

verb

the past tense of begin

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