Hyphenation of BEGUN

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word BEGUN? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

BE-GUN

Definitions of BEGUN:

1.
Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
We began working at dawn Who will start? Get working as soon as the sun rises! The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia He began early in the day Let's get down to work now
2.
Have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
The DMZ begins right over the hill The second movement begins after the Allegro Prices for these homes start at $250
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4.
Set in motion, cause to start
The U.S. started a war in the Middle East The Iraqis began hostilities Begin a new chapter in your life
5.
Begin to speak or say
Now listen
6.
Friends
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He began
8.
Be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series
The number `one' begins the sequence A terrible murder begins the novel The convocation ceremony officially begins the semester
9.
Have a beginning, of a temporal event
WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland The company's Asia tour begins next month
10.
Have a beginning characterized in some specified way
The novel begins with a murder My property begins with the three maple trees Her day begins with a workout The semester begins with a convocation ceremony
11.
Begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
Begin a cigar She started the soup while it was still hot We started physics in 10th grade
12.
Achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative
This economic measure doesn't even begin to deal with the problem of inflation You cannot even begin to understand the problem we had to deal with during the war
13.
Begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language
She began Russian at an early age We started French in fourth grade

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