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

genesis

incipience

launch

offset

origination

threshold

initial

initiation

entrance

blastoff

dawn

jump-off

launching

Hyphenated as

be‧gin

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bəˈɣɪn/

Etymology

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.