BEGUN
What does "BEGUN" mean?
The past participle of 'begin' - started, used with 'have' or 'be'.
Meanings
- Past participle of 'begin', used after 'have' or 'had' to show a completed start. By the time we arrived, the ceremony had already begun.
- Past participle used after 'be' in the passive, meaning 'started'. Construction was begun in the spring and finished by autumn.
Word origin
The past participle of 'begin', from Old English 'begunnen'; it sits at the top of the strong-verb vowel ladder begin - began - begun, where '-un' marks the completed form.
Remember it
BEGUN takes the U rung of the ladder begin-began-begun, and always travels with a helper: HAVE begun, HAD begun.
A little poem
What's begun cannot un-happen; even rain
that stops has changed the colour of the lane.
couplet
Wordplay
- 'Well begun is half done,' they say - which means the other half is just 'begun' wearing a longer coat.
What it teaches
Once a thing is begun it stops being an idea and becomes a fact you now have to answer to.
Quick facts
What does BEGUN mean?
The past participle of 'begin' - started, used with 'have' or 'be'.
Is BEGUN a valid word?
Yes — BEGUN is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is BEGUN?
BEGUN has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does BEGUN come from?
The past participle of 'begin', from Old English 'begunnen'; it sits at the top of the strong-verb vowel ladder begin - began - begun, where '-un' marks the completed form.
What can BEGUN teach us?
Once a thing is begun it stops being an idea and becomes a fact you now have to answer to.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.