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verb

1. To go about the initial step in doing (something): approach, commence, embark, enter, get off, inaugurate, initiate, institute, launch, lead off, open, set about, set out, set to, start, take on, take up, undertake. Informal kick off. Idioms: get cracking, get going, get the show on the road. See start/end.
2. To come into being: arise, commence, originate, start. See start/end.

Idioms beginning with begin:
beginner's luck
beginning of the end, the

See also charity begins at home; (begin to) see the light; to start (begin) with.

v

Definition: come into being; become functional
Antonyms: die, end

v

Definition: start
Antonyms: complete, conclude, consummate, end, finish

IN BRIEF: To start doing; get under way.

Is it time to begin the volleyball game?

Tutor's tip: She can "begin" (start) a "beguin" (flirtation) during the "beguine" (dance), but not if she is a "Beguine" (member of a lay sisterhood).

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Common misspelling(s) of begin

• beggin

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - opstå, begynde
v. tr. - påbegynde, begynde (på), gå i gang med

idioms:

• begin life as    starte som
• to begin with    for at begynde med, for at starte med, som start

Nederlands (Dutch)
beginnen, aanvangen, aanbreken

Français (French)
v. intr. - commencer, débuter, s'y mettre, commencer par, reprendre, entreprendre, entamer, retentir, prendre (feu), prendre sa source (une rivière), partir de (route), naître (un parti, un mouvement)
v. tr. - commencer, débuter, se mettre à, entreprendre, entonner, déclencher, entamer, déboucher, ouvrir, amorcer, engager, faire naître, lancer (une mode), inaugurer, causer (une guerre), faire naître (une rumeur)

idioms:

• begin life as    débuter dans la vie comme
• to begin with    pour commencer

Deutsch (German)
v. - anfangen, beginnen

idioms:

• begin life as    etwas Neues beginnen
• to begin with    anfangen mit/bei

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αρχίζω, αρχινώ, ξεκινώ, βάζω μπρος, (καθομ.) έχω πιθανότητα

idioms:

• begin life as    ξεκινώ την καριέρα μου, κάνω τα πρώτα βήματα ως
• to begin with    κατά πρώτον, κατ' αρχάς

Italiano (Italian)
cominciare, aver inizio, intraprendere, iniziare

idioms:

• charity begins at home    prima ai tuoi
• to begin with    per cominciare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - começar

idioms:

• charity begins at home    a caridade começa em casa
• to begin with    primeiramente, antes de tudo

Русский (Russian)
начинаться, начинать

idioms:

• charity begins at home    своя рубашка ближе к телу
• to begin with    во-первых

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - iniciarse, entablarse
v. tr. - comenzar, empezar, principiar, entablar, incoar

idioms:

• begin life as    comenzar a actuar, comenzar a vivir
• to begin with    para empezar, en primer lugar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - börja

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
开始, 始于, 开始进行, 源于, 着手, 创建, 动手, 使开始

idioms:

• begin life as    生命刚开始当...
• to begin with    首先, 本来

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 開始, 始於, 開始進行, 源於
v. tr. - 開始, 著手, 創建, 動手, 使開始

idioms:

• begin life as    生命剛開始當...
• to begin with    首先, 本來

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 시작하다, 나타나다
v. tr. - ~을 시작하다, 창설하다, 조금도 ~할 것 같지 않다

idioms:

• to begin with    우선

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 始める, 着手する, 始まる

idioms:

• to begin with    まず第一に, 初めに

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) بدأ, شرع في‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התחיל‬
v. tr. - ‮פתח ב-‬

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