Begin
verb
To start, commence, or initiate something.
Let's begin the meeting.
Often appears as...
- begin a journey
- begin a project
verb
To have its origin or initial stage.
Their friendship began in college.
Often appears as...
- begin life
- begin a career
verb
To start to say or speak.
He began that he would like to apologize.
Often appears as...
- begin a sentence
- begin a speech
verb
To embark on learning or practicing something.
I began learning Spanish last year.
Often appears as...
- begin studying
- begin practicing
verb
To start, commence, or initiate something.
Let's begin the meeting.
Often appears as...
- begin a journey
- begin a project
verb
To have its origin or initial stage.
Their friendship began in college.
Often appears as...
- begin life
- begin a career
verb
To start to say or speak.
He began that he would like to apologize.
Often appears as...
- begin a sentence
- begin a speech
verb
To embark on learning or practicing something.
I began learning Spanish last year.
Often appears as...
- begin studying
- begin practicing
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Performance Start
Use 'begin' for starting events or actions, especially formal or planned ones.
The concert will begin at 8 PM.
Pro Tip 2/3Initial Step
'Begin' can emphasize the first step in a series or process.
Begin by mixing the dry ingredients.
Pro Tip 3/3Group Activities
Useful for activities involving more than one person, hinting collaboration.
We'll begin group discussions now.
Pro Tip 1/3Performance Start
Use 'begin' for starting events or actions, especially formal or planned ones.
The concert will begin at 8 PM.
Pro Tip 2/3Initial Step
'Begin' can emphasize the first step in a series or process.
Begin by mixing the dry ingredients.
Pro Tip 3/3Group Activities
Useful for activities involving more than one person, hinting collaboration.
We'll begin group discussions now.
Pro Tip 1/3Performance Start
Use 'begin' for starting events or actions, especially formal or planned ones.
The concert will begin at 8 PM.
Pro Tip 2/3Initial Step
'Begin' can emphasize the first step in a series or process.
Begin by mixing the dry ingredients.
Pro Tip 3/3Group Activities
Useful for activities involving more than one person, hinting collaboration.
We'll begin group discussions now.
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Thomas Paine
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Mahatma Gandhi
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If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them.
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Emily Dickinson
American Poet
A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day.
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Saint Francis de Sales
Swiss Clergyman
Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
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Horace
Roman Poet
He who would begun has half done. Dare to be wise; begin.
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George Eliot
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Life began with waking up and loving my mother's face.
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Thomas Paine
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We have it in our power to begin the world over again.
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