noun
definition
Beginning; start.
verb
definition
To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
example
I began playing the piano at the age of five. Now that everyone is here, we should begin the presentation.
definition
To be in the first stage of some situation
example
The program begins at 9 o'clock on the dot. I rushed to get to class on time, but the lesson had already begun.
definition
To come into existence.
Examples of begin in a Sentence
Pierre was about to begin reading.
Neither cared to begin talking.
I'm going to begin now.
He stopped when he saw her begin to shudder.
He was never human to begin with.
Maybe she would even begin to resent him for it.
This future will begin gradually.
Take your pistols, and at the word three begin to advance.
Then they'll begin look for the source.
You could begin studying something you have noticed anecdotally in your own life.
As civilization and technology advance, people begin to create more than they consume.
I begin ab ovo.
He couldn't even begin to think how she would react to his secret.
He was in a place, emotionally, that was totally foreign, and he couldn't begin to predict how this night would unfold.
It is with a kind of fear that I begin to write the history of my life.
Jule turned to see the guardsman sit and begin trying to pull the arrows from his chest.
With her imperturbable calm she did not begin to speak in front of the valet.
Driving was out of the question as the mid-morning parade, scheduled to begin in a few minutes, was forming on Main Street, which was now closed to traffic.
If I can settle on a few more characters, it should begin to fall into place.
Claire heard him drop beside the body he thought was his brother's and begin to sob.
When she returned almost the first thing we did was to begin the story of "Little Lord Fauntleroy."
She'd best begin now so it wasn't such a shock later.
He needed a razor and a trench coat to begin feeling normal again.
To understand this series of Lotze's writings, it is necessary to begin with his definition of philosophy.
She might even begin to forgive her sinful daughter.
By the time we'd finished our meal, with a piece of cake, there wasn't much time before the service was to begin and the pastor excused himself to prepare.
You cannot begin to imagine how long I've waited for this night and what I've done to make sure it happens as it must.
But we will see it begin to take shape and will know that we were there the moment the world changed.
When the sun had entirely emerged from the fog, and fields and mist were aglow with dazzling light--as if he had only awaited this to begin the action--he drew the glove from his shapely white hand, made a sign with it to the marshals, and ordered the action to begin.
I suppose I'd begin to doubt myself the more I thought about it.
Supper was pancakes and eggs, with conversation directed to the children, interrupted by confirming calls from ice climbers who would begin arriving on Thursday.
As he was about to drop, Dean saw Shipton's half-severed line begin to part!
Descartes was not disposed to be a martyr; he had a sincere respect for the church, and had no wish to begin an open conflict with established doctrines.
The very moment when we begin to think, says Descartes, when we cease to be merely receptive, when we draw back and fix our attention on any point whatever of our belief, - that moment doubt begins.
Now the final search would begin.
She would begin to say something to her in a low tone from the other end of the room.
For example, the compound Cu3Sn is not indicated in the freezing-point curve, and indeed a liquid alloy of this percentage does not begin to solidify by the formation of crystals of Cu 3 Sn; the liquid solidifies completely to a uniform solid solution, and only at a lower temperature does this change into crystals of the compound, the transformation being accompanied by a considerable evolution of heat.
There was image-burning by godly mobs in autumn; a threat of the social revolution, to begin at Whitsuntide, was issued on the 1st of January 1559, - " the Beggars' Warning."
As soon as the young entry have recovered from the operation of "rounding," arrangements for cub hunting begin.
After the 4th century, monks and nuns begin to form no inconsiderable part of the pilgrimages - a fact which is especially manifest from the numerous notices to be found in Jerome, and the narratives of Theodoret in the Historia religiosa.
Christian inscriptions in the country begin in the 2nd and are abundant in the 3rd century.
Cordaites, Dorycordaites and many stems of the Mesoxylon type represent Gymnosperms; the seeds of Pteridosperms and Cordaiteae begin to be common.
Farther out the great mud deposits begin, extending from 50 to 200 m.
Among the Murri of Gippsland, to begin with a backward people, the fire-stealer was a man, but he became a bird.
Still, if they let it change their plans and begin living in fear...
Reading through the various messages I begin to feel a little trepidation at the possibility of getting a job in the US.
A word of caution may be helpful when you begin your investigation.
He moved toward the bathroom to begin his morning ablutions.
Then you can begin to fill it in using acrylic or emulsion paints.
Radha's unhappiness results in an instant connection with Christopher and they begin a passionate affair that will change everyone's life forever.