began

began - verb

  • To do the first part of an action : go into the first part of a process : start
  • To come into existence : arise
  • To have a starting point
  • To do or succeed in the least degree
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"began by introducing herself"

Usage examples

Examples: "I can see the began from here." "That began belongs to me." "The began is very important."

began - thesaurus

Antonyms: finished

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Letter Values

B
5
E
5
G
8
A
1
N
17

Etymology

Middle English beginnen, going back to Old English beginnan, from be- be- + -ginnan, going back to Germanic *genn-a-, verbal base of uncertain meaning and origin occurring only with prefixes, found also in Old English onginnan "to be at a starting point, start," Old High German beginnan, Gothic duginnan