begin

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, quickly, suddenly

▪ Research into the problem began immediately.

▪ gradually, slowly

▪ He took a deep breath and slowly began.

▪ shortly, soon

▪ The concert will begin shortly.

▪ finally

▪ Work on the building finally began in the summer.

VERB + BEGIN

▪ be due to, be expected to, be scheduled to

▪ The entertainment was due to begin at 8.30.

▪ be ready to

▪ be about to, be going to

▪ A new life was about to begin for him.

PREPOSITION

▪ by

▪ Let's begin by writing down a few ideas.

▪ with

▪ We will begin with a brief discussion of the problems.

▪ Can you think of a word beginning with V?

PHRASES

▪ begin at the beginning

▪ OK, let's just begin at the beginning.

▪ be just beginning, be only beginning

▪ Their troubles are only beginning.

Begin is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑battle, ↑bombardment, ↑campaign, ↑career, ↑century, ↑conference, ↑conflict, ↑decade, ↑decline, ↑dispute, ↑dynasty, ↑enquiry, ↑era, ↑exam, ↑festival, ↑fighting, ↑friendship, ↑hearing, ↑hostility, ↑hunt, ↑journey, ↑letter, ↑meeting, ↑migration, ↑movement, ↑negotiation, ↑occupation, ↑pain, ↑period, ↑practice, ↑preparation, ↑problem, ↑proceedings, ↑process, ↑procession, ↑rebellion, ↑recession, ↑recovery, ↑riot, ↑romance, ↑run, ↑sale, ↑scene, ↑season, ↑semester, ↑session, ↑shift, ↑siege, ↑story, ↑tale, ↑talk, ↑thaw, ↑trading, ↑trail, ↑transformation, ↑trial, ↑trouble, ↑war, ↑work, ↑year

Begin is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ascent, ↑assault, ↑campaign, ↑career, ↑century, ↑construction, ↑conversation, ↑deliberation, ↑descent, ↑dialogue, ↑discussion, ↑enquiry, ↑evening, ↑exploration, ↑hunt, ↑journey, ↑lesson, ↑march, ↑meeting, ↑ministry, ↑occupation, ↑operation, ↑paragraph, ↑passage, ↑period, ↑phase, ↑practice, ↑preparation, ↑proceedings, ↑process, ↑production, ↑programme, ↑publication, ↑quest, ↑regimen, ↑relationship, ↑remark, ↑restoration, ↑revolution, ↑ritual, ↑romance, ↑round, ↑routine, ↑run, ↑schooling, ↑search, ↑season, ↑semester, ↑sentence, ↑service, ↑session, ↑shipment, ↑slide, ↑strike, ↑struggle, ↑study, ↑tale, ↑talk, ↑task, ↑tenure, ↑term, ↑treatment, ↑trek, ↑trend, ↑work

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Synonyms:

Originate, arise, take rise / Commence, make a beginning, take the first step, break ground, break the ice, Commence, initiate, inaugurate, institute, originate, start, enter upon, set about, set on foot, set in operation, set going

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BEGIN (M.) — BEGIN MENAHEM (1913 1992) Sixième Premier ministre de l’État d’Israël, Menahem Begin est né à Brest Litovsk le 16 août 1913. La ville que les juifs appelaient Brisk, aujourd’hui biélorusse, était alors polonaise. Durant toute sa vie, Begin est… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Begin — may refer to:in people: *Benny Begin (born 1943), Israeli politician *Floyd Lawrence Begin (1902 1977), American Roman Catholic bishop *Johanne Bégin (born 1971), Canadian water polo player *Joseph Damase Bégin (1900 1977), Canadian politician… … Wikipedia
Bégin — Localisation de Bégin dans la MRC Le Fjord du Saguenay Administration Pays … Wikipédia en Français
begin — begin, commence, start, initiate, inaugurate are comparable when they mean to set something going or in progress or to take the first step in a course, process, or operation. Begin, commence, and start are also used intransitively with the… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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 — [bē gin′, bigin′] vi. began, begun, beginning [ME biginnen < OE beginnan; akin to Ger beginnen, Goth duginnan] 1. to start doing, acting, going, etc.; get under way 2. to come into being; arise 3. to have a first part or element [the Bible… … English World dictionary
Begin — bezeichnet: Menachem Begin israelischer Politiker Begin (Band), eine japanische Rockband Bégin, einen Familiennamen Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben … Deutsch Wikipedia
Bégin — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Louis Nazaire Bégin (1840–1925), Erzbischof von Québec René Bégin (* 1912), kanadischer Politiker (Liberal Party) Steve Bégin (* 1977), kanadischer Eishockeyspieler Diese Seite ist … Deutsch Wikipedia
Begin — Be*gin , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Began}, {Begun}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beginning}.] [AS. beginnan (akin to OS. biginnan, D. & G. beginnen, OHG. biginnan, Goth., du ginnan, Sw. begynna, Dan. begynde); pref. be + an assumed ginnan. [root]31. See {Gin} to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — Be*gin , v. t. 1. To enter on; to commence. [1913 Webster] Ye nymphs of Solyma ! begin the song. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. To trace or lay the foundation of; to make or place a beginning of. [1913 Webster] The apostle begins our knowledge in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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