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unbegun

unbegun

1 7.4
Not yet started
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌn.bɪˈɡʌn/
: no comenzado
  • With the deadline approaching, the report was still unbegun and needed immediate attention.

Examples

  • Gentle nights, then raw nights, flickering nocturnal sequences, sleepless nights, unbegun and unfinished.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • All seemed unfinished, unbegun.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • The project remains unbegun despite the team's enthusiasm to start.

  • Many ideas for the new campaign were unbegun, waiting for direction from the management.

Synonyms

unstarted
vsunbegun
1 4.3

Not yet begun

has identical meaning but differs only in word form

How Started

underway
188 4.1
ready
∞ 1.0
scheduled
298 2.1
planned
503 1.0
unbegun
1 7.4

Surface Forms

unbegun positive

Morphology

unbegun = begun (transparent) = un + begun

A straightforward negative formation: 'un-' + 'begun' = 'not begun' (not started), which is directly derivable by learners.

Etymology

Unbegun breaks into un- 'not' and begun, from begin 'to start', so it simply means 'not started' or 'not yet begun'. Use this for plans, projects, or work that have not begun yet.