begun

[bih-guhn]

verb

1. past participle of begin.

begun

/ bɪˈɡʌn /

verb

1. the past participle of begin

Other Word Forms

• half-begun adjective
• well-begun adjective

Example Sentences

In 1957, the Music Center was a dream, Dorothy Chandler having only begun fundraising two years earlier for an arts Olympus on a well-scrubbed Grand Avenue that would harken a new business district.

From Los Angeles Times

After that the hackers could have begun searching out access to sensitive or important BBC systems.

From BBC

Just 18 out of 42 NHS boards across England confirmed that they'd begun prescribing it in line with the roll-out plan, according to data obtained by freedom of information requests published in the BMJ.

From BBC

This coming cycle, which has already begun in the rural north and will slowly roll out across the state in the coming years, will produce yet another number.

From Los Angeles Times

And a group of experts has begun strategizing a Plan B for California property owners so that hundreds of thousands of people are not left uninsured.

From Los Angeles Times