begin upon in English

Forms: begins upon [present, singular, third-person], beginning upon [participle, present], began upon [past], begun upon [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|begin<,++,began,begun> upon}} begin upon (third-person singular simple present begins upon, present participle beginning upon, simple past began upon, past participle begun upon)

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    {
      "form": "began upon",
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          "text": "The wolf began upon the deer.",
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        "To physically attack (someone or something)."
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        "(transitive, archaic) To physically attack (someone or something)."
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          "text": "That was when she began upon me.",
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        "To verbally attack (someone or something)."
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "began upon",
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"begin upon" meaning in English

Verb