begin

/bɪˈɡɪn/ (present participle beginning, past tense began /bɪˈɡæn/, past participle begun /bɪˈɡʌn/)

Definition

› to do or be the first part of something that continues; start: [T] He begins his new job on Monday. [I] The movie begins at seven. [I] I began by explaining why I had come.

(Definition of begin verb from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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