Synonyms: commence, start, embark on
Part of speech | verb |
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Pronunciation | /bɪˈɡɪn/, /bəˈɡɪn/ |
Hyphenation | be·gin |
Shavian alphabet | 𐑚𐑦𐑜𐑦𐑯 |
Indicative mood | |
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Present tense | Past tense |
(I) begin | (I) began |
(thou) beginnest | (thou) beganst,, begannest |
(he) begins, beginneth | (he) began |
(we) begin | (we) began |
(you) begin | (you) began |
(they) begin | (they) began |
Subjunctive mood | |
Present tense | Past tense |
(I) begin | (I) began |
(thou) begin | (thou) began |
(he) begin | (he) began |
(we) begin | (we) began |
(you) begin | (you) began |
(they) begin | (they) began |
Imperative mood | |
begin | |
Participles | |
Present participle | Past participle |
beginning | begun |
Afrikaans | begin |
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Catalan | començar |
Czech | počínat; počít; začínat; začít; zahájit |
Danish | begynde |
Dutch | aanvaarden; aanvangen; beginnen; een begin maken met |
English (Old English) | beginnan |
Esperanto | komenci |
Faeroese | byrja |
Finnish | alkaa; aloittaa |
French | aborder; commencer |
German | anfangen; beginnen; antreten |
Icelandic | byrja |
Italian | cominciare |
Low German | beginnen |
Norwegian | begynne |
Papiamento | kuminsá |
Polish | zaczynać |
Portuguese | começar; iniciar |
Romanian | începe; porni |
Saterland Frisian | beginne; ounbreeke; ounfange; ounfoatje |
Spanish | comenzar |
Sranan | bigin |
Swedish | begynna; börja |
Thai | เริ่ม |
Turkish | başlamak |
West Frisian | begjinne; oanfange; oangean; oanpakke; begjin |
Yiddish | אָנהײבן |