began

Pronunciation: [bi'gæn]

Average Rank: 1237

Source: ECDICT

begin的过去式

v take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
v have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
v set in motion, cause to start
v begin to speak or say
v be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series
v have a beginning, of a temporal event
v have a beginning characterized in some specified way
v begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
v achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative
v begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language

Difficulty: UNKNOWN

0: begin

1: p

Plural: begans

Word Frequency Rankings

#150

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 98.5% (Top 98.5% most frequent)

98.5%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

#3298

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 67.0% (Top 67.0% most frequent)

67.0%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

#264

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 97.4% (Top 97.4% most frequent)

97.4%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.