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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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