What does “begin” mean?
- 1
verbto start doing something or to start happening
The movie begins at eight.
Begin at a glance
- Part of speech
- verb
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /bɪˈɡɪn/ · bih-GIN
- Forms
- began, begun, beginning
How to use “begin” correctly
“Begin” is irregular: “begin, began, begun”. Double the “n” in “beginning”.
Common phrases with “begin”
- begin to do sth
- begin with
- begin again
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
Word family
- beginner
- beginning
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