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Word entry · 5 letters

begin

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"Start"

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5 lettersPronunciation /bɪˈɡɪn/Part of speech verb, nounSorted beginStarts with BEnds with N1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

Word origin

From Middle English beginnen, from Old English beginnan (“to begin”), from Proto-West Germanic *biginnan, from Proto-Germanic *biginnaną (“to begin”), from be- + base verb *ginnaną also found in Old English onginnan.

Used in a sentence

  • I began playing the piano at the age of five.
  • Now that everyone is here, we should begin the presentation.
  • The program begins at 9 o’clock on the dot.

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