英语词汇“begin”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

beginbegin /bɪˈgɪn/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tense began /bɪˈgæn/, past participle begun /bɪˈgʌn/, present participle beginning)

ETYMOLOGYbegin

Origin: Old English beginnan

VERB TABLE

begin

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	begin
	he, she, it	begins
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	began
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have begun
	he, she, it	has begun
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had begun
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will begin
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have begun

Continuous Form
Present	I	am beginning
	he, she, it	is beginning
	you, we, they	are beginning
Past	I, he, she, it	was beginning
	you, we, they	were beginning
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been beginning
	he, she, it	has been beginning
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been beginning
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be beginning
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been beginning

THESAURUSstart doing something► begin

to start doing something or start feeling a particular way: All right, let’s begin.

► start

start means the same as begin but is used more in conversation than begin: What time does the concert start?

► commence

formal begin. Used in very formal language such as official announcements: The search for a new coach will commence immediately.

► launch

to begin something new or important, such as a program or an attack: The Department of Health launched its newest educational program this week.

► initiate

formal to begin something, especially a new process, discussion, or plan: Both sides have agreed to initiate peace talks in an effort to end the war.

► take up

to begin regularly doing an activity or sport you have never done before: At the age of fifty, she decided to take up the piano.

► break out

if a fire or a fight breaks out, it begins: A fire broke out in one of the warehouses.

1START DOING something [intransitive, transitive] to start doing something or start feeling a particular way OPP finish: All right, let’s begin.begin to do something I began to realize I had been wrong.begin something Have you begun that new book yet?begin doing something I began working here in 2009. He began feeling a little nervous.THESAURUSstart – start means the same as begin but is used more in conversation than begin: What time does the concert start?commence formal – begin. Used in very formal language such as official announcements: The search for a new coach will commence immediately.launch – to begin something new or important, such as a program or an attack: The Department of Health launched its newest educational program this week.initiate formal – to begin something, especially a new process, discussion, or plan: Both sides have agreed to initiate peace talks in an effort to end the war.take up – to begin regularly doing an activity or sport you have never done before: At the age of fifty, she decided to take up the piano.break out – if a fire or a fight breaks out, it begins: A fire broke out in one of the warehouses. → see Word Choice at start12START HAPPENING [intransitive, transitive] to start to happen or exist, especially from a particular time SYN start OPP finish: Casting for the play will begin next week. It was the coldest winter since records began.begin at The funeral service will begin at 3 p.m.begin (something) as He began his career in politics as a young adviser to the secretary of defense.3DO FIRST [intransitive] to be the first thing you do in an activity, process, etc. SYN start OPP finish: begin with Shall we begin with a prayer?begin by doing something Ms. Black began by asking him about his background.4BOOK/WORD ETC. [intransitive] if a book, movie, word, etc. begins with something, it starts with a particular event or word OPP end: begin with The book begins with a foreword by Professor Davies.5SPEAK [intransitive] to start talking: “Ladies and gentlemen,” he began.6to begin with a)used in order to introduce the first or most important point that you want to make: To begin with, much of this new housing is not affordable. b)used in order to say that something was already in a particular condition before something else happened: It was broken to begin with; he didn’t touch it. c)during the first part of a process or activity: The kids helped me to begin with, but they soon got bored.7I can’t begin to understand/imagine etc. spoken used to emphasize how difficult something is to understand, etc.: I can’t even begin to imagine what it must be like to live under those conditions.[Origin: Old English beginnan] → see Word Choice at commence