begin
To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
Example
“I began playing the piano at the age of five.”
Other meanings
To come into existence.
Synonyms
- get down
- get
- start out
- start
- set about
- set out
Related words
- misbegun
- begin upon
- unbegun
- beginnable
- rebegin
- beginning
- begin at the wrong end
- begin with the chucky
- to begin with
- beginner
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "beginnan" (to begin).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “begin” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.