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

Department of Transportation have begun exploring replacing the existing funding structure with a simpler VMT tax that better aligns use with costs and better approximates the real price of roads.

From MarketWatch

Six months later, 81 had obtained building permits and construction had begun on 30 of those.

From Los Angeles Times

But AI has begun to look frothy to some, with investment, much of it debt-financed, running ahead of revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Gulf state has begun a campaign to persuade the U.S. and allies in Europe and Asia to open the waterway by any means necessary.

From The Wall Street Journal

The agency has begun issuing requests for information and proposals on its lunar plans, giving companies the chance to make their case for potential new contracts.

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