begin

verb

be·gin bi-ˈgin How to pronounce begin (audio)

bē-

began bi-ˈgan How to pronounce begin (audio)

bē-

; begun bi-ˈgən How to pronounce begin (audio)

bē-

; beginning

intransitive verb

: to do the first part of an action : go into the first part of a process : start

began by introducing herself

will have to begin again

: to come into existence : arise

Their problems were just beginning.

: to have a starting point

Her career began in Chicago.

Prices begin at $110 per night.

: to do or succeed in the least degree

I can't begin to tell you how pleased I am.

transitive verb

: to set about the activity of : start

They began the lecture at 10:00.

have already begun construction

: to bring into being : found

credited with beginning the movement

In 1819, he married the daughter of a … chief and began a dynasty that would last for nearly 200 years.

Robert F. Oaks

: originate, invent

began their tradition

Example Sentences

They will begin construction on the new school soon. I got the job and I begin work on Monday! She'll begin the lecture at 10. He plans to begin the project later this week. They both began their careers at the local newspaper. The university began accepting applications in November. I had just begun eating when the phone rang. She interrupted as soon as I began to speak. Now that I've begun, I'll go on till I finish. I began the quilt last month. See More

Recent Examples on the Web Queen Elizabeth's coffin will then be taken west to Windsor, where the next procession will begin around 3:06 p.m.

Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2022 The state funeral at Westminster Abbey in central London is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. local time and last for about an hour, ending with a two-minute silence.

Michael Wright, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2022 Which team will win the game? Check out these picks, predictions and odds for the game, which is scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. MST and can be seen on Fox.

Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2022 Dembowiak drew Chad Wilfong in his first match, scheduled to begin at 3 p.m.

Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 14 Sep. 2022 Graham Ashcraft, recovering from right biceps soreness, was scheduled to begin his rehab assignment Wednesday at Double-A Chattanooga.

The Enquirer, 14 Sep. 2022 But residents can remain in one wing of the hotel where renovations won’t begin for more than a year.

Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2022 Construction is scheduled to begin within the next 12 months.

Kathy Jumper, al, 11 Sep. 2022 Firstly, the Tesla sets off from the same starting point where Balenger will begin his run, and is driven across the state of Texas until its battery is depleted, which occurs after 242 miles.

Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 1 Sep. 2022 See More

Kids Definition

begin

verb

be·gin bi-ˈgin How to pronounce begin (audio)

began

-ˈgan

; begun

-ˈgən

; beginning

: to do the first part of an action

Please begin writing.

: to come into existence

Our problems were just beginning.

: to start to have a feeling or thought

I began to feel sick.

: to have a starting point

The alphabet begins with the letter A.

: to do or succeed in the least degree

I can't begin to explain.

begin

verb

as in to commence

to take the first step in (a process or course of action) she began walking to work for exercise

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

commence
start
open
launch
found
create
set about
lead off
get going
initiate
get off
get to
generate
organize
originate
kick off
establish
fall (to)
embark (on or upon)
adopt
invent
inaugurate
innovate
enter (into or upon)
strike (into)
institute
spawn
father
pioneer
take up
take on
embrace
set up
get down (to)
get round (to)
get around (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

conclude
stop
end
cease
finish
terminate
discontinue
halt
complete
quit
leave
desist
close
lay off
abandon
destroy
forsake
abolish
extinguish
demolish
knock off
exterminate
phase out

as in to start

to come into existence the storm began late in the day and lasted all night

Synonyms & Similar Words

start
commence
originate
appear
arise
be
emerge
arrive
form
spring
materialize
dawn
set in
exist
actualize
engender
continue
live
last
break
breathe
subsist
coalesce
persist
survive
come on
cohere
endure
shape (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

stop
cease
end
conclude
finish
discontinue
terminate
disappear
halt
quit
vanish
dissolve
evaporate
die
depart
desist
expire
perish
pass away

as in to establish

to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of the religious sect was begun by a small breakaway faction

Synonyms & Similar Words

establish
initiate
found
pioneer
launch
introduce
create
institute
start
inaugurate
plant
innovate
constitute
construct
originate
organize
develop
invent
set up
author
devise
father
produce
concoct
manufacture
conceive
fund
expand
contrive
finance
make up
enlarge
systematize
arrange
subsidize
endow
fabricate
reinitiate
systemize
reinstitute
cook (up)
relaunch
think (up)
put up
refound

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

close (down)
stop
shut (up)
finish
end
abolish
nullify
terminate
annihilate
halt
annul
phase out
wind up
round (off or out)
wrap up

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of begin are commence, inaugurate, initiate, start, and usher in. While all these words mean "to take the first step in a course, process, or operation," begin, start, and commence are often interchangeable, with begin, opposed to end, being the most general.

begin a trip

began dancing

Commence can be more formal or bookish than begin or start.

commence firing

commenced a conversation

The words inaugurate and begin are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, inaugurate suggests a beginning of some formality or notion of significance.

the discovery of penicillin inaugurated a new era in medicine

While the synonyms initiate and begin are close in meaning, initiate implies taking a first step in a process or series that is to continue.

initiated diplomatic contacts

The synonyms start and begin are sometimes interchangeable, but start, opposed to stop, applies especially to first actions, steps, or stages.

the work started slowly

Usher in is somewhat less weighty than inaugurate.

ushered in a period of economic decline

单词	begin
释义	begin verb be·gin bi-ˈgin bē- began bi-ˈgan bē- ; begun bi-ˈgən bē- ; beginning intransitive verb 1 : to do the first part of an action : go into the first part of a process : start began by introducing herself will have to begin again 2 a : to come into existence : arise Their problems were just beginning. b : to have a starting point Her career began in Chicago. Prices begin at $110 per night. 3 : to do or succeed in the least degree I can't begin to tell you how pleased I am. transitive verb 1 : to set about the activity of : start They began the lecture at 10:00. have already begun construction 2 a : to bring into being : found credited with beginning the movement In 1819, he married the daughter of a … chief and began a dynasty that would last for nearly 200 years. Robert F. Oaks b : originate, invent began their tradition Phrases to begin with : as the first thing to be considered Synonyms commence embark (on or upon) enter (into or upon) fall (to) get off kick off launch lead off open start strike (into) See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences They will begin construction on the new school soon. I got the job and I begin work on Monday! She'll begin the lecture at 10. He plans to begin the project later this week. They both began their careers at the local newspaper. The university began accepting applications in November. I had just begun eating when the phone rang. She interrupted as soon as I began to speak. Now that I've begun, I'll go on till I finish. I began the quilt last month. See More Recent Examples on the Web Queen Elizabeth's coffin will then be taken west to Windsor, where the next procession will begin around 3:06 p.m. Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2022 The state funeral at Westminster Abbey in central London is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. local time and last for about an hour, ending with a two-minute silence. Michael Wright, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2022 Which team will win the game? Check out these picks, predictions and odds for the game, which is scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. MST and can be seen on Fox. Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2022 Dembowiak drew Chad Wilfong in his first match, scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 14 Sep. 2022 Graham Ashcraft, recovering from right biceps soreness, was scheduled to begin his rehab assignment Wednesday at Double-A Chattanooga. The Enquirer, 14 Sep. 2022 But residents can remain in one wing of the hotel where renovations won’t begin for more than a year. Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2022 Construction is scheduled to begin within the next 12 months. Kathy Jumper, al, 11 Sep. 2022 Firstly, the Tesla sets off from the same starting point where Balenger will begin his run, and is driven across the state of Texas until its battery is depleted, which occurs after 242 miles. Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 1 Sep. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English beginnen, going back to Old English beginnan, from be- be- + -ginnan, going back to Germanic genn-a-, verbal base of uncertain meaning and origin occurring only with prefixes, found also in Old English onginnan* "to be at a starting point, start," Old High German beginnan, Gothic duginnan First Known Use before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1 Phrases Containing begin can't begin to tell you tempers begin to fray can't even begin to describe to begin with can't begin to tell you tempers begin to fray can't even begin to describe to begin with Kids Definition begin verb be·gin bi-ˈgin began -ˈgan ; begun -ˈgən ; beginning 1 : to do the first part of an action Please begin writing. 2 : to come into existence Our problems were just beginning. 3 : to start to have a feeling or thought I began to feel sick. 4 : to have a starting point The alphabet begins with the letter A. 5 : to do or succeed in the least degree I can't begin to explain. Biographical Definition Begin biographical name Be·gin ˈbā-gin Menachem mə-ˈnä-ḵəm 1913–1992 prime minister of Israel (1977–83) begin verb 1 as in to commence to take the first step in (a process or course of action) she began walking to work for exercise Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance commence start open launch found create set about lead off get going initiate get off get to generate organize originate kick off establish fall (to) embark (on or upon) adopt invent inaugurate innovate enter (into or upon) strike (into) institute spawn father pioneer take up take on embrace set up get down (to) get round (to) get around (to) Antonyms & Near Antonyms conclude stop end cease finish terminate discontinue halt complete quit leave desist close lay off abandon destroy forsake abolish extinguish demolish knock off exterminate phase out See More 2 as in to start to come into existence the storm began late in the day and lasted all night Synonyms & Similar Words start commence originate appear arise be emerge arrive form spring materialize dawn set in exist actualize engender continue live last break breathe subsist coalesce persist survive come on cohere endure shape (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms stop cease end conclude finish discontinue terminate disappear halt quit vanish dissolve evaporate die depart desist expire perish pass away See More 3 as in to establish to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of the religious sect was begun by a small breakaway faction Synonyms & Similar Words establish initiate found pioneer launch introduce create institute start inaugurate plant innovate constitute construct originate organize develop invent set up author devise father produce concoct manufacture conceive fund expand contrive finance make up enlarge systematize arrange subsidize endow fabricate reinitiate systemize reinstitute cook (up) relaunch think (up) put up refound Antonyms & Near Antonyms close (down) stop shut (up) finish end abolish nullify terminate annihilate halt annul phase out wind up round (off or out) wrap up See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of begin are commence, inaugurate, initiate, start, and usher in. While all these words mean "to take the first step in a course, process, or operation," begin, start, and commence are often interchangeable, with begin, opposed to end, being the most general. begin a trip began dancing Commence can be more formal or bookish than begin or start. commence firing commenced a conversation The words inaugurate and begin are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, inaugurate suggests a beginning of some formality or notion of significance. the discovery of penicillin inaugurated a new era in medicine While the synonyms initiate and begin are close in meaning, initiate implies taking a first step in a process or series that is to continue. initiated diplomatic contacts The synonyms start and begin are sometimes interchangeable, but start, opposed to stop, applies especially to first actions, steps, or stages. the work started slowly Usher in is somewhat less weighty than inaugurate. ushered in a period of economic decline
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