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begin
verb
A1
/bɪˈɡɪn/
To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
ergative
To come into existence.
intransitive
Forms
he/she/it
begins
-ing form
beginning
past
began
past participle
begun
Example sentences
5094 results
Class doesn't begin until eight-thirty.
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When you're beginning to look like the photo in your passport, you should go on a holiday.
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begin
Beginning; start.