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Began in a sentence

Began meaning

  1. simple past of begin
  2. past participle of begin

Using Began

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past of begin | past participle of begin
  • In the example corpus, began often appears in combinations such as: began to, and began, he began.

Context around Began

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 11 start, 9 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

polls 1× counting 1× prices 1× disaffection 1× rates 1× infrastructure 1× treasuries 1× return 1× bonds 1× shaw 1×

Often after:

etc 1× decreasing 1× trending 1× styling 1× wondering 1× long 1× pulling 1× looking 1× affiliating 1× painting 1×

Sentence patterns with Began

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and fans began wondering whether 1× and life began returning to 1× as she began to attract 1× as they began moving into 1× audience and began with a 1× before he began pulling them 1× before it began 13 months 1× before it began 19 months 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after graduation shaw 1× after seeing how 1× after the passing 1× against all odds 1× as a result 1× as kanao tsuyuri 1×

Common sentence endings:

and courtney cox 1× began to melt 1× commuted to london 1× cute cat videos 1× estimate for decades 1× few months later 1×

Words around Began

Just before it in the word index:

begala 2 begain 2 bega 42 beg 349 befus 2 befunge 10

Just after it in the word index:

begat 7 begawan 13 begay 15 begaye 11 begbick 16 begbie 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

something 28.027 position 27.822 players 27.782 west 27.763 road 27.716 young 27.663

Corpus analysis for Began

  • In this selection, "began" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, polls, counting, prices, etc, decreasing and trending stand out and add context to how "began" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and fans began wondering whether, and life began returning to and began posting. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "began" sits close to words such as something, position and players, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with began

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

However, insecurities began when she began working with Jennifer Aniston and Courtney Cox. (13 words)

Beleutz's interest in goldfish began long before he began pulling them from this natural wetland. (16 words)

After graduation, Shaw began an impressive 47-year teaching career, which began at Yuma High School in 1975. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

As a result, the price on US treasuries began to increase and the return began decreasing because there were many buyers, and the return (yield) on other bonds began to increase because there were many sellers (i.e. the price of those bonds fell). (44 words)

And I might read something into that if it hadn’t also been gamed out 7 months before it began, 13 months before it began, 19 months before it began, 25 months before it began, etc., at a very conservative estimate, for decades. (43 words)

By the time those babies in the prams grew up into teenagers, the new town disaffection began to set in. Crime rates began to rise, infrastructure began to crumble, and the jobs didn’t always materialise as planned, so workers commuted to London. (43 words)

Example sentences (20)

And I might read something into that if it hadn’t also been gamed out 7 months before it began, 13 months before it began, 19 months before it began, 25 months before it began, etc., at a very conservative estimate, for decades.

Stocks started to climb in the lead-up to Election Day, and as the polls began to close across the United States on Tuesday night and the counting began in earnest, stock futures prices began to levitate further, while Treasury yields rose.

By the time those babies in the prams grew up into teenagers, the new town disaffection began to set in. Crime rates began to rise, infrastructure began to crumble, and the jobs didn’t always materialise as planned, so workers commuted to London.

As a result, the price on US treasuries began to increase and the return began decreasing because there were many buyers, and the return (yield) on other bonds began to increase because there were many sellers (i.e. the price of those bonds fell).

After graduation, Shaw began an impressive 47-year teaching career, which began at Yuma High School in 1975.

After seeing how happy the doll made her daughter, mum Lola began to think about how she could market the dolls to a wider audience and began with a set of 16.

After the passing of her little sister in 2019 was in a dark place, but something magical happened when she began trending on social media when young girls began styling their hair like hers.

Against all odds, hype began to build and fans began wondering whether the film might bring something new to the Mario franchise.

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As Kanao Tsuyuri and battled on and began to lose ground, Doma's body suddenly began to melt.

Beleutz's interest in goldfish began long before he began pulling them from this natural wetland.

Berthmann's story began to unravel after a Utah-based journalist, Lynn Packer, began looking into the details in a series of YouTube videos.

But beginning in 2010, the most popular new songs began to come from megachurch worship bands — and the most popular worship artists began affiliating with those churches.

Dian began to study art as a hobby in the 70’s and began painting full time after 28 years of teaching.

Drag shows began attracting scrutiny from conservative lawmakers as they began moving into the mainstream over the last decade.

However, as she began to attract followers seeking news content, she began to take social media seriously a medium that stretches beyond cute cat videos.

However, he soon began putting together a plan for the future, which began with learning to walk before his daughter's birth a few months later.

However, insecurities began when she began working with Jennifer Aniston and Courtney Cox.

Inflation began to appear in 2021 only after confidence picked up and life began returning to normal after the first round of vaccines - people no longer wanted to accumulate money.

In June of 2022, a special purpose grand jury supervised by Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis began began possible interference in the 2020 presidential election by allies of Donald Trump.

In March, the EPA began contacting “selected properties of interest” in Burns’ neighborhood after KFF Health News, which now operates Georgia Health News, and an attorney representing Burns began asking about the extent of the problem.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "began" in a sentence?
An example: "And I might read something into that if it hadn’t also been gamed out 7 months before it began, 13 months before it began, 19 months before it began, 25 months before it began, etc., at a very conservative estimate, for decades." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "began" from authentic English texts.
What does "began" mean?
Began means: simple past of begin
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