begin

Meaning

Verb

1. (ergative) To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
2. (intransitive) To come into existence.

Noun

Beginning; start.

Synonyms

start

commence

initiate

open

originate

undertake

set about

inaugurate

set out

launch

come

lead off

institute

found

break out

make a start

introduce

embark on

make a beginning

beginning

start out

set in

reveal

embark

take up

get down

enter upon

start up

get

arise

run

raise the curtain

undo

𐐺𐐨𐑀𐐮𐑌

set in motion

break

ensue

confess

emerge

come into being

raise

preface

precede

put

approach

place

rainy season

set

during

kick off

Translations

commencer

anfangen

beginnen

cominciare

empezar

comenzar

começar

iniziare

beginnen

débuter

αρχίζω

començar

başlamak

iniciar

aanvangen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɪˈɡɪn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: beginnen

Inherited from Old English: beginnan

Cognate with Old English: onginnan

In summary

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.

Sentences

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