began

be-gan · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense of "begin": started to perform or undergo.

  2. 2.

    Came into being; originated.

  3. 3.

    Started speaking.

Related words

Antonyms: concluded, ended, finished
See also: begin, beginning, begun, start
Synonyms: commenced, initiated, started

Etymology

Past tense of begin, from Old English beginnan.