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    be·gin
    [bəˈɡin]
    verb
    begin (verb) · begins (third person present) · began (past tense) · beginning (present participle) · begun (past participle)
    1. start; perform or undergo the first part of (an action or activity):
      "it was beginning to snow" · "she began by rewriting the syllabus" · "theorists have just begun to address these complex questions" · "she began a double life"
      • come into being or have its starting point at a certain time or place:
        "the ground campaign had begun" · "the story begins with the death of her senile father" · "the tour begins at the active Poas Volcano"
      • (of a person) hold a specific position or role before holding any other:
        "he began as a drummer"
      • (of a thing) originate:
        "Watts Lake began as a marine inlet"
      • (begin with)
        have as a first element:
        "words beginning with a vowel"
      • (begin on/upon)
        set to work at:
        "Picasso began on a great canvas"
      • start speaking by saying:
        "“I've got to go to the hotel,” she began"
      • (begin at)
        (of an article) cost at least (a specified amount):
        "rooms begin at $139"
    2. informal
      not have any chance or likelihood of doing a specified thing:
      "circuitry that Karen could not begin to comprehend"
    Origin
    Old English beginnan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German beginnen.
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    verb
    1. start; perform or undergo the first part of (an action or activity):
      start
      set about
      go about
      launch into
      get down to
      take up
      turn one's hand to
      undertake
      tackle
      initiate
      institute
      inaugurate
      commence
      embark on
      set in motion
      get ahead with
      get cracking on
      get going on
      Opposite:
      cease
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