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/biˈgin/,
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beginning, present participle; begining, present participle; begins, 3rd person singular present; begun, past participle; began, past tense;
  1. Start; perform or undergo the first part of (an action or activity)
    • - theorists have just begun to address these complex questions
    • - she began a double life
    • - it was beginning to snow
    • - she began by rewriting the syllabus
  2. Come into being or have its starting point at a certain time or place
    • - the ground campaign had begun
    • - the story begins with the death of her senile father
    • - the tour begins at the active Poas Volcano
  3. (of a person) Hold a specific position or role before holding any other
    • - he began as a drummer
  4. (of a thing) Originate
    • - Watts Lake began as a marine inlet
  5. Have as a first element
    • - words beginning with a vowel
  6. Set to work at
    • - Picasso began on a great canvas
  7. Start speaking by saying
    • - “I've got to go to the hotel,” she began
  8. (of an article) Cost at least (a specified amount)
    • - rooms begin at $139
  9. Not have any chance or likelihood of doing a specified thing
    • - circuitry that Karen could not begin to comprehend
  1. (begin) Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
  2. (begin) get down: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"
  3. (begin) have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"
  4. (begin) set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"
  5. begin to speak or say; "Now listen, friends," he began
  6. (begin) be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series; "The number `one' begins the sequence"; "A terrible murder begins the novel"; "The convocation ceremony officially begins the semester"
  7. (begin) have a beginning, of a temporal event; "WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland"; "The company's Asia tour begins next month"
  8. ...Begins is the debut album of German band Dawn of Destiny.
  9. (A Beginning) "A Beginning" is a piece composed by The Beatles' producer George Martin and intended as an introduction to "Don't Pass Me By" by Ringo Starr. It was instead used as an incidental cue in the Beatles cartoon film Yellow Submarine and heard right before "Eleanor Rigby. ...
  10. (Begin (album)) Begin is the only album ever released by the collective known as The Millennium during its lifetime (though there have been several compilations since the group's demise).
  11. (Begin (computer game)) Begin, A Tactical Starship Simulation is a computer game which was released in 1984 and consists of combat between spaceships. It is a tactical starship simulator where the player commands a fleet of ships against an alien force. ...
  12. (Begin (Riyu Kosaka)) Begin is the first Japanese album by J-Pop group BeForU member Riyu Kosaka, released June 11, 2004. Many of these tracks are covers of popular bemani songs.
  13. (Beginning) Pakho Chau is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and songwriter. He officially entered the Hong Kong music industry in 2007, and is currently signed to the Warner Music Group, Hong Kong.
  14. (Beginning (song)) "Beginning" is Reasons (Kotipelto song)'s first single released in 2002 through Century Media.
  15. (The Beginning (Animorphs)) The Beginning is the fifty-fourth and final book in the Animorphs series. Unlike other Animorphs books in the main series, but similar to the Megamorphs, all characters conduct narration instead of just one.
  16. (The Beginning (Brooklyn Bounce album)) The Beginning is the debut album by German dance band Brooklyn Bounce. Three singles were released from it: "The Theme (of Progressive Attack)", "Get Ready to Bounce" and "Take a Ride".
  17. (begin) beginning; start; To start, to initiate or take the first step into something
  18. (beginning) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states; That which is begun; a rudiment or element; That which begins or originates ...
  19. (begin) (v) ayaģıŋı basarģa, başlarģa, kеziw cеtеrgе, maltarģa
  20. (begin) v. to do the first part of an action; to start
  21. Terms begin when you are accepted into this Affiliate Program.
  22. (Beginning) 2462;^[1] 39th Age of Conflict
  23. (Beginning) The first page in the game (hence the name). The environment is friendly, the challenges are easy, and there are many fruits. Players have their choice of going on a treasure hunt, finding some surprises, leaping to new heights via the rail lifts, or try to climb a tower.
  24. (Beginning) Vocabulary Building.  The course will provide the inspiration and beginnings of a unique vocabulary that will help academic development in every way: including SAT preparation, essay writing, and critical reading.