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- Dictionarybegin/bɪˈɡɪn/
verb
- 1. perform or undergo the first part of (an action or activity): "Peter had just begun a life sentence for murder" Similar Opposite
- 2. not have any chance or likelihood of doing a specified thing: informal "I can't begin to tell you how much I hate that commercial"
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to start to happen or exist: What time does the concert begin? The bridge was begun five years ago and the estimated cost has already doubled. The film they want to watch begins at seven. The meeting began promisingly, but then things started to go wrong. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to begin to (make something) happen.
The meaning of BEGIN is to do the first part of an action : go into the first part of a process : start. How to use begin in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Begin.
Begin definition: to proceed to perform the first or earliest part of some action; commence; start. See examples of BEGIN used in a sentence.
1. To take the first step in doing; start: began work. 2. To cause to come into being; originate: an invention that began a new era. 3. To come first in (a series, for instance): The numeral 1 begins the sequence. [Middle English biginnen, from Old English beginnan .] Synonyms: begin, start, commence, launch 1, initiate, inaugurate.
begin in British English. (bɪˈɡɪn ) verb Word forms: -gins, -ginning, -gan, -gun. 1. to start or cause to start (something or to do something) 2. to bring or come into being for the first time; arise or originate. 3. to start to say or speak.
When you begin something, you go ahead with its first part or stage — you can begin the day with a good attitude, or begin a very long book over and over again, always falling asleep before you get to chapter two.
Definition of begin verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Begin definition: To perform or undergo the first part of an action; start.
BEGIN definition: 1. to start to do something: 2. to start to happen: 3. to have something at the start: . Learn more.
begin meaning, definition, what is begin: to start doing something: Learn more.
