Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Preterit of begin.

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  • verb Simple past of begin.

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Examples

  • But the strange feel of what was to come for me… the experience that would define my shape and view of politics and it’s relevance to my existence… began to creep in the most subtle of ways… before the trip even began…

    ugotsoul Diary Entry ugotsoul 2002

  • Ms. DeVos showed fur at her recent show as she has in every collection since her label began in 2002.

    Less Paint, More Parties Elizabeth Holmes 2011

  • The profane usage of the term began in the 14th century and "suggested high sexual desire in a woman, comparable to a dog in heat."

    Hayley Rose Horzepa: The N-Word, The B-Word, and Rihanna Hayley Rose Horzepa 2011

  • She dumped some of her designer water on it, and the ink on the label began to bleed.

    The Wish Stealers Tracy Trivas 2010

  • She dumped some of her designer water on it, and the ink on the label began to bleed.

    The Wish Stealers Tracy Trivas 2010

  • He joined the Army chorus, frequently performing at the White House, and his name began appearing in The Post right around the same time that the other Dan Snyder entered the local lexicon.

    Being the other Dan Snyder 2011

  • The phrase began as an art term, then, like "post-painterly abstraction."

    The State Of Race Thomas Chatterton Williams 2011

  • The word "enlightenment" in a Buddhist context has been used so frequently and in so many ways, many people may not realize that this use of the word began fairly recently, and has a complex cultural and literary history.

    Lewis Richmond: A Cultural History Of The Word 'Enlightenment' Lewis Richmond 2011

  • Even so, I tried to counteract the olanzapine with tobacco by smoking lots of cigarettes because the word began with O and “tobacco” ended with the same letter.

    Henry’s Demons Patrick Cockburn 2011

  • Even so, I tried to counteract the olanzapine with tobacco by smoking lots of cigarettes because the word began with O and “tobacco” ended with the same letter.

    Henry’s Demons Patrick Cockburn 2011

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