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== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɪˈɡɪn/, /bəˈɡɪn/, /biˈɡɪn/ Rhymes: -ɪn === Verb === begin (third-person singular simple present begins, present participle beginning, simple past began, past participle begun) (ergative) To start, to initiate or take the first step into something. (intransitive) To come into existence. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== See Thesaurus:begin. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Sranan Tongo: bigin Aukan: bigin Saramaccan: bigí ==== Translations ==== === Noun === begin (plural begins) (nonstandard) Beginning; start. === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “begin”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “begin”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Bengi, being, beïng, binge == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈɣɪn/ Hyphenation: be‧gin Rhymes: -ɪn === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch begin, from Old Dutch *bigin, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from the verb *biginnan (“to begin”) (whence beginnen). Cognate with Old High German bigin and Old Frisian biginn. Compare with different prefix Old Dutch anagen, anagenni (“beginning”). ==== Noun ==== begin n (uncountable, diminutive beginnetje n) start, beginning Synonyms: aanvang, start ===== Descendants ===== Negerhollands: begin === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== begin inflection of beginnen: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative === Anagrams === benig == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch *bigin, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from the verb *biginnan (“to begin”). Cognate with Old High German bigin, Old Frisian biginn. === Noun === begin n beginning, start origin, source ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: begin Limburgish: begin === Further reading === “beghin (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “begin”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN == Volapük == === Noun === begin (nominative plural begins) beginning ==== Declension ====