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• begin — ► VERB (beginning; past began; past part. begun) 1) perform or undergo the first part of (an action or activity). 2) come into being. 3) have as its starting point. 4) (begin on/upon) set to work on. 5 …   English terms dictionary

• begin — verb (began; begun; beginning) Etymology: Middle English beginnen, from Old English beginnan; akin to Old High German biginnan to begin, Old English onginnan Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to do the first part of an action …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• begin — verb ADVERB ▪ again, all over again, anew (esp. AmE) ▪ Once it has finished, the DVD automatically begins again. ▪ We had to begin all over again. ▪ immediately …   Collocations dictionary

• begin — (v.) O.E. beginnan to begin, attempt, undertake, a rare word beside the more usual form onginnan (class III strong verb; past tense ongann, pp. ongunnen); from bi (see BE (Cf. be )) + W.Gmc. *ginnan, of obscure meaning and found only in compounds …   Etymology dictionary

• begin — verb (begins, beginning; past began; past participle begun) 1》 perform or undergo the first part of (an action or activity).     ↘(begin on/upon) set to work on.     ↘start speaking.     ↘(begin with) have as a first element.     ↘(begin at) (of… …   English new terms dictionary

• begin — I verb arise, assume, broach, come into existence, commence, conceive, create, dawn, develop, embark, enter, establish, found, generate, go ahead, inaugurate, incept, initiate, institute, introduce, launch, maintain, open, originate, pave the way …   Law dictionary

• begin — verb 1) we began work Syn: start, commence, set about, go about, embark on, launch into, get down to, take up; initiate, set in motion, institute, inaugurate, get ahead with; informal get cracking on, get going on Ant …   Thesaurus of popular words

• begin — verb 1) we began work Syn: start, commence, set about, go about, embark on, launch into, get down to, take up, initiate, set in motion, get going, get off the ground, lead off, institute, inaugurate, open; informal get crackin …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• begin — [[t]bɪgɪ̱n[/t]] ♦ begins, beginning, began, begun 1) VERB To begin to do something means to start doing it. [V to inf] He stood up and began to move around the room... [V to inf] The weight loss began to look more serious... [ …   English dictionary

• begin — [c]/bəˈgɪn / (say buh gin) verb (began, begun, beginning) –verb (i) 1. to enter upon an action; take the first step; commence; start. 2. to come into existence; arise; originate. –verb (t) 3. to take the first step in; set about; start; commence …  

• begin — be|gin [ bı gın ] (past tense be|gan [ bı gæn ] ; past participle be|gun [ bı gʌn ] ; present participle be|gin|ning) verb *** 1. ) transitive to start doing something: begin doing something: He began shouting at them. begin to do something:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English