English pronunciation · Words Starting with B
Began Pronunciation
Began is pronounced bi-GAN, IPA /biˈgæn/.
bi-GAN
US /biˈgæn/ · UK /bɪˈgæn/
Syllables: bi · GAN (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb (past tense of begin): Started to happen or to do something.
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Began in a Sentence
- The rain began just as we left the house.
- She began the course in September.
- It all began with a phone call.
Common Mispronunciations of Began
Not BEE-gan
Weight lands on the GAN. The opening bi is a quick unstressed step, the same as it is in begin and become.
Not bi-GUN
Three forms, three vowels: begin, began, begun. The middle one takes the flat a of can, and mixing it with begun is the usual slip.
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