began
/bɪˈɡæn/verb2 syllables
Began means: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action.
Synonyms for began9
verb, as in take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
verb, as in begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language
verb, as in begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
verb, as in be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series
verb, as in begin to speak or say
verb, as in achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative
Opposites of began
What does began mean?10
verb
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action“We began working at dawn”
begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language“She began Russian at an early age”
set in motion, cause to start“The U.S. started a war in the Middle East”
have a beginning, of a temporal event“WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland”
have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense“The DMZ begins right over the hill”
have a beginning characterized in some specified way“The novel begins with a murder”
begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object“begin a cigar”
be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series“The number ‘one’ begins the sequence”
begin to speak or say“‘Now listen, friends’, he began”
achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative“This economic measure doesn't even begin to deal with the problem of inflation”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with began?25
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Began in a sentence
- Left alone, the little girl began to cry.CK
- Left alone, he began to read a book.Eldad
- It was getting dark, and, what made matters worse, it began to rain.CM
- All of a sudden, large drops of rain began falling from the dark sky.CK
- When the weather had cleared, the children began to play baseball again.CK
- A whistle blew, and the boat slowly began to pull out of port.fishda
- It got dark, and what was worse, it began to rain.Swift
- When the cold winter began, the old man's health deteriorated.papabear
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