verb

begun

begun

The show has just begun.

The show has just begun.

The project was begun last year.

The project was begun last year.

((have/has/had)) begun ((...)) to have started The concert has begun.

((be)) begun by ((sb.)) to be started by someone The work was begun by the new team.

Synonyms: started, commenced

From Old English 'beginnan', meaning 'to open, to begin'.

Remember the three forms as a pattern: begin (present), began (past), begun (past participle). The 'u' is for perfect tenses.

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