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Take the quiz. 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.
Began definition: the simple past tense of begin. . See examples of BEGAN used in a sentence.
Definition of began verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
I began the book six months ago, but I can't seem to finish it. [ + -ing verb ] Jane has just begun learn ing to drive. If you want to learn to play a musical instrument, it might be a good idea to begin on something simple. [ + to infinitive ] After waiting for half an hour she was beginning to get angry.
Birds were getting in as much chirping as they could before the human noise began. From The New York Review of Books. Several kits later, he began to design his own creations, building a city street sweeper. From New York Daily News. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.
They were encircling me then began chanting even more insistently. Hugo Wilcken THE EXECUTION ( 2002 ) She turned her attention to the dais , as Francil began reciting the ritual thanksgiving to the Founding Sisters .
verb (used with object) , be·gan, be·gun, be·gin·ning. to proceed to perform the first or earliest part of (some action): Begin the job tomorrow. to originate; be the originator of: civic leaders who began the reform movement. Synonyms: initiate, inaugurate, institute.
Definition of begin verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
