Dictionary Check: begun
"begun" is a valid word!
Scrabble
8
points
Words with Friends
12
points
Definition
verb
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
Example:
"We began working at dawn"
verb
have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
Example:
"The DMZ begins right over the hill"
verb
set in motion, cause to start
Example:
"The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"
verb
begin to speak or say
Example:
"‘Now listen, friends’, he began"
verb
be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series
Example:
"The number ‘one’ begins the sequence"
verb
have a beginning, of a temporal event
Example:
"WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland"
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