begin

Meaning

Noun

start, beginning

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of beginnen:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of beginnen:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of beginnen:

Concepts

beginning

start

commencement

outset

opening

inception

onset

origin

begin

incipience

offset

genesis

launch

threshold

blastoff

dawn

entrance

initial

initiation

jump-off

launching

origination

Synonyms

aanvang

ontstaan

start

intrede

beginnen

aanvangen

aanhef

Hyphenated as

be‧gin

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bəˈɣɪn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: begin

Inherited from Old Dutch: *bigin

Cognate with Old High German: bigin

Cognate with Old Frisian: biginn

Cognate with Old Dutch: anagen

In summary

From Middle Dutch begin, from Old Dutch *bigin, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from the verb *biginnan (“to begin”) (whence beginnen). Cognate with Old High German bigin and Old Frisian biginn. Compare with different prefix Old Dutch anagen, anagenni (“beginning”).

Sentences

Ze wordt begin volgend jaar van kracht .

It will come into force at the beginning of next year.

September is de laatste maand van de zomer en meteen ook het begin van de herfst .

September is the last month of summer and also the beginning of autumn.

Hoewel voorspeld , kwam het begin van die storm toch onverwacht .

Although predicted, the onset of that storm came unexpectedly.