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begin
- /bɪˈɡɪn/
- /bəˈɡɪn/
- /biˈɡɪn/
Rhymes with -ɪn
Where it comes from
From Middle English beginnen, from Old English beginnan (“to begin”), from Proto-West Germanic *biginnan, from Proto-Germanic *biginnaną (“to begin”), from be- + base verb *ginnaną also found in Old English onginnan.
verb begins · beginning · began · begun · begin
- To start, to initiate or take the first step into something. I began playing the piano at the age of five.
- To come into existence. Vast chain of being! which from God began.
Similar: begin, commence, go, inchoate, initiate, open, issue, get, originate, rock and roll, start · Opposite: end
noun begins
- Beginning; start. In prayer, in the light, I see my kin / I touch my tree, my roots, my begin
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: commence, start, set about, get, set out, start up, start out, lead off, embark on, starting, startup, come, outset, become, commencement, opening
Translations
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verb to start, to initiate (transitive)
| Español | comenzar, empezar, principiar, ecentar, encentar, decentar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 시작하다 sijakhada, 개시하다 gaesihada |
| 日本語 | 始める hajimeru, 開始する kaishi suru, 始まる hajimaru |
| 中文 | 開始 /开始 kāishǐ |
| हिन्दी | शुरू करना śurū karnā, शुरू होना śurū honā |
| Kiswahili | kuanza |
| Português | começar, iniciar |
| Français | commencer, démarrer, se mettre |
| Deutsch | anfangen, beginnen, starten, anheben |
| Italiano | cominciare, iniziare |
| Ελληνικά | αρχίζω archízo |
| Română | a începe |
| Русский | начина́ть načinátʹ, нача́ть načátʹ, начина́ться načinátʹsja, нача́ться načátʹsja |
| Tiếng Việt | bắt đầu |
| العربية | بَدَأَ badaʔa, اِبْتَدَأَ ibtadaʔa, شَرَعَ šaraʕa |
| עברית | הִתְחִיל hitkhíl |
verb to start, begin (intransitive)
| Español | comenzar, empezar, principiar |
|---|---|
| Italiano | cominciare, iniziare |
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