begin
verb [I or T] (START TO HAPPEN) /bɪˈɡɪn/ (present participle beginning, past tense began, past participle begun)Definition
A1 to start to happen or exist: What time does the concert begin? The bridge was begun five years ago and the estimated cost has already doubled. The film they want to watch begins at seven. The meeting began promisingly, but then things started to go wrong.Starting and beginningStarting again
(Definition of begin verb (START TO HAPPEN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- arrive verb (BEGIN)
- be in the first flush of idiom
- become verb (BE)
- branch out phrasal verb
- break into sth phrasal verb
- burst into song/tears/laughter idiom
- develop verb (START)
- get weaving idiom
- go ahead phrasal verb
- go into sth phrasal verb (START)
- grow verb (BECOME)
- half-cock adjective
- here goes! idiom
- pilot verb (INTRODUCE)
- sail in phrasal verb
- set the wheels in motion idiom
- spring to life idiom
- start on sth phrasal verb
- start out phrasal verb
- start/set/get the ball rolling idiom
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