Definition of begin:
- 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.
- To enter on; to commence.
- To have or commence an independent or first existence; to take rise; to commence.
- To trace or lay the foundation of; to make or place a beginning of.
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- begin (part of speech: verb)
- originate (part of speech: verb)
- "The Duke's Children", Anthony Trollope.
- "Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France", Stanley J. Weyman.
- "Piano Playing With Piano Questions Answered", Josef Hofmann.