They will begin construction on the new school soon.
I got the job and I begin work on Monday!
She'll begin the lecture at 10.
He plans to begin the project later this week.
They both began their careers at the local newspaper.
The university began accepting applications in November.
I had just begun eating when the phone rang.
She interrupted as soon as I began to speak.
Now that I've begun, I'll go on till I finish.
I began the quilt last month. See More
Recent Examples on the WebAfter their hands are both covered in the sweet treat, the pair begin rubbing them together and licking the chocolate off.—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2023 In Austin, freezing rain could begin as early as Monday morning.—Rob Shackelford, CNN, 30 Jan. 2023 The collage elements begin as photo sessions where the artist’s friends and family act out parts of the play under his summary and direction.—Christina Catherine Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2023 To support this coordination, the people having the conversation begin to align their breath, their eye gaze, their speech melody and their gestures.—WIRED, 30 Jan. 2023 And for the most part, voters in early primary states only begin to give politics serious attention in the fall of the odd-numbered year.—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 30 Jan. 2023 Only late into 2020 and 2021 did the SBA begin to remedy the problem, requiring more tax documents from borrowers seeking federal money.—Tony Romm, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2023 And in fact, any police reform bill, in many ways, would begin in his committee.—NBC News, 29 Jan. 2023 But Purdy is looking to explore uncharted territory, and that would begin with a victory at Lincoln Financial Field against what's going to be the best team he's ever faced.—Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2023 See More
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English beginnen, going back to Old English beginnan, from be-be- + -ginnan, going back to Germanic *genn-a-, verbal base of uncertain meaning and origin occurring only with prefixes, found also in Old English onginnan "to be at a starting point, start," Old High German beginnan, Gothic duginnan
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