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verb

Begin v. t.

1.

(past & past part. began, begun; pres. part. beginning) To enter on; to commence. "Ye nymphs of Solyma! begin the song."

2.

To trace or lay the foundation of; to make or place a beginning of. "The apostle begins our knowledge in the creatures, which leads us to the knowledge of God."

Synonyms: To commence; originate; set about; start.

Begin v. i. (past & past part. began, begun; pres. part. beginning)

1.

To have or commence an independent or first existence; to take rise; to commence. "Vast chain of being! which from God began."

2.

To do the first act or the first part of an action; to enter upon or commence something new, as a new form or state of being, or course of action; to take the first step; to start. "Tears began to flow." "When I begin, I will also make an end."

noun

Beginning n.

1.

The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states. "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."

2.

That which begins or originates something; the first cause; origin; source. " I am... the beginning and the ending."

3.

That which is begun; a rudiment or element. "Mighty things from small beginnings grow."

4.

Enterprise. "To hinder our beginnings."

Synonyms: Inception; prelude; opening; threshold; origin; outset; foundation.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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