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1. begin
verb. ['bɪˈgɪn'] take the first step or steps in carrying out an action.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- beginnen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- beginnan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Rhymes with Begin
- verduin
- kyoung-min
- yan-bin
- wherein
- violin
- vanryn
- mcquinn
- mcminn
- mclinn
- mclin
- mcglynn
- mcglinn
- glavine
- eldwin
- chang-hsin
- chagrin
- bongjin
- yalin
- within
- therein
- o'quinn
- oguinn
- o'guinn
- oflynn
- o'flynn
- mcguinn
- mcginn
- levin
- laminne
- kaylynn
How do you pronounce begin?
Pronounce begin as bɪˈgɪn.
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Sentences with begin
1. Verb, base form
Watch for fry to begin swimming.
2. Noun, singular or mass
Let’s begin with the mattress.
3. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
of granulated sugar as peaks begin to form.
Quotes about begin
1. Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
2. Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.
- Saint Augustine
3. Don't let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was.
- Richard L. Evans
2. begin
verb. ['bɪˈgɪn'] have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense.
Etymology
- beginnen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- beginnan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. begin
verb. ['bɪˈgɪn'] set in motion, cause to start.
Synonyms
Etymology
- beginnen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- beginnan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. begin
verb. ['bɪˈgɪn'] begin to speak or say.
Antonyms
Etymology
- beginnen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- beginnan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. begin
verb. ['bɪˈgɪn'] achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- beginnen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- beginnan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. begin
verb. ['bɪˈgɪn'] have a beginning characterized in some specified way.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- beginnen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- beginnan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. Begin
noun. Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992).
8. begin
verb. ['bɪˈgɪn'] be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series.
Antonyms
Etymology
- beginnen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- beginnan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
