"began" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /bI'gæn/ Audio: en-us-began.ogg [US] Forms: begin [canonical], begins [third-person, singular], began [past], begun [past, participle], beginning [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb2|begin|begins|began|begun|beginning}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The past tense of begin.
    Sense id: simple-began-en-verb-3oWE2KR8
     
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          "text": "I began to feel uncomfortable when he made fun of my friend."
        },
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