Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

begin upon

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.66 in modern English

Syllables
be-gin upon
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To physically attack (someone or something).

Archaic; Transitive verb

verb

To verbally attack (someone or something).

Archaic; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

begins upon (present, singular) beginning upon (participle, present) began upon (past) begun upon (participle, past)

Questions

What does begin upon mean?
To physically attack (someone or something).

How to pronounce begin upon

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