English: begin

English verb 'begin' conjugated

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to begin
Participle: begun
Gerund: beginning

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ibegin
youbegin
he;she;itbegins
webegin
youbegin
theybegin

Perfect

Ihave begun
youhave begun
he;she;ithas begun
wehave begun
youhave begun
theyhave begun

Past

Ibegan
youbegan
he;she;itbegan
webegan
youbegan
theybegan

Pluperfect

Ihad begun
youhad begun
he;she;ithad begun
wehad begun
youhad begun
theyhad begun

Future

Iwill begin
youwill begin
he;she;itwill begin
wewill begin
youwill begin
theywill begin

Future Perfect

Iwill have begun
youwill have begun
he;she;itwill have begun
wewill have begun
youwill have begun
theywill have begun

Subjunctive

Present

Ibegin
youbegin
he;she;itbegin
webegin
youbegin
theybegin

Perfect

Ihave begun
youhave begun
he;she;ithave begun
wehave begun
youhave begun
theyhave begun

Imperfect

Ibegan
youbegan
he;she;itbegan
webegan
youbegan
theybegan

Pluperfect

Ihad begun
youhad begun
he;she;ithad begun
wehad begun
youhad begun
theyhad begun

Conditional

Present

Iwould begin
youwould begin
he;she;itwould begin
wewould begin
youwould begin
theywould begin

Perfect

Iwould have begun
youwould have begun
he;she;itwould have begun
wewould have begun
youwould have begun
theywould have begun

Imperative

youbegin
weLet's begin
youbegin

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam beginning
youare beginning
he;she;itis beginning
weare beginning
youare beginning
theyare beginning

Perfect

Ihave been beginning
youhave been beginning
he;she;ithas been beginning
wehave been beginning
youhave been beginning
theyhave been beginning

Past

Iwas beginning
youwere beginning
he;she;itwas beginning
wewere beginning
youwere beginning
theywere beginning

Pluperfect

Ihad been beginning
youhad been beginning
he;she;ithad been beginning
wehad been beginning
youhad been beginning
theyhad been beginning

Future

Iwill be beginning
youwill be beginning
he;she;itwill be beginning
wewill be beginning
youwill be beginning
theywill be beginning

Future Perfect

Iwill have been beginning
youwill have been beginning
he;she;itwill have been beginning
wewill have been beginning
youwill have been beginning
theywill have been beginning

Conditional

Present

Iwould be beginning
youwould be beginning
he;she;itwould be beginning
wewould be beginning
youwould be beginning
theywould be beginning

Perfect

Iwould have been beginning
youwould have been beginning
he;she;itwould have been beginning
wewould have been beginning
youwould have been beginning
theywould have been beginning

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'begin'

begin, countersink, drink, ring, sink, swim, becut, downcut, forecut, foreset, forset, forshut, forthcut, forthfet, forthput, forthset, newset, nutshot, offcut, outcut, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'begin'

begink, bein, bewin, bavin, bean, bedim, bedip, befie, befind, befit,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to enter upon
open
to bring into existence
originate
to take the first step into something
commence, go, inchoate, initiate, open, originate, rock and roll, start
initiate
start, undertake, commence, embark, institute, open, cause
originate
occasion, arise, spring, start, open, create, emanate, stem

Antonyms

to finish (something)
commence, continue, execute, inaugurate, launch, maintain, proceed, restart, start, end
to cease an activity
initiate, persevere, start, quit
to take the first step into something
end
initiate
end, terminate, finish, destroy

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. O.E. beginnan, also onginnan (class III strong verb; past tense ongann, pp. ongunnen), from bi- "be" + W.Gmc. *ginnan, of obscure meaning, found only in compounds, perhaps "to open, open up" (cf. O.H.G. in-ginnan "to cut open, open up," also "begin, undertake"). Meaning "beginner, novice" is from 1470.
2. 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. See: Old English 'beginnan', Old English 'onginnan'.

Verbs referencing "begin"

German, old spelling beginnen, Middle High German beginnen, Sranan bigin, Norwegian begynne, Norwegian, nynorsk begynne, Albanian , Swedish, all forms begynna, Danish begynde, Low Saxon begünnen, Albanian nxë.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] into the air, and behold the looking-glass, which is nailed to the wall, sticking fast upon the ceiling. At the same time the door entirely disappears, and a new one is opened in the floor. Then I begin to comprehend that the state-room is standing on its head. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Eliza started. “ O, missis ! ” she said, raising her eyes; then, bursting into tears, she sat down in a chair, and began sobbing. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] by the sudden and unexpected stoppage of the engine which had been clanking and blasting in our ears incessantly for so many days, to watch the look of blank astonishment expressed in every face: beginning with the officers, tracing it through all the passengers, and descending to the very stokers and furnacemen, who emerged from below, one by one, and clustered together in a smoky group about the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • He was waited upon over the factory, shown the machinery by George, who, in high spirits, talked so fluently, held himself so erect, looked so handsome and manly, that his master began to feel an uneasy consciousness of inferiority. What business had his slave to be marching round the country, inventing machines, and holding up his head among gentlemen ? He'd soon put a stop to [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] there, slashing his whip so near the horse that the creature was frightened. I asked him to stop, as pleasant as I could,—he just kept right on. I begged him again, and then he turned on me, and began striking me. I held his hand, and then he screamed and kicked and ran to his father, and told him that I was fighting him. He came in a rage, and said he'd teach me who was my master; and he tied me [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] off the bake-kettle, and disclosed to view a neatly-baked pound-cake, of which no city confectioner need to have been ashamed. This being evidently the central point of the entertainment, Aunt Chloe began now to bustle about earnestly in the supper department. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • ‘But the immortal spirit which had been implanted within her could not die, nor be maimed nor mutilated; and though most of its avenues of communication with the world were cut off, it began to manifest itself through the others. As soon as she could walk, she began to explore the room, and then the house; she became familiar with the form, density, weight, and heat, of every [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] die, nor be maimed nor mutilated; and though most of its avenues of communication with the world were cut off, it began to manifest itself through the others. As soon as she could walk, she began to explore the room, and then the house; she became familiar with the form, density, weight, and heat, of every article she could lay her hands upon. She followed her mother, and felt her hands and [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • The reader will scarcely need to be told, however, that the opportunities of communicating with her, were very, very limited; and that the moral effects of her wretched state soon began to appear. Those who cannot be enlightened by reason, can only be controlled by force; and this, coupled with her great privations, must soon have reduced her to a worse condition than that of the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] and the success about as great as teaching a very knowing dog a variety of tricks. The poor child had sat in mute amazement, and patiently imitated everything her teacher did; but now the truth began to flash upon her: her intellect began to work: she perceived that here was a way by which she could herself make up a sign of anything that was in her own mind, and show it to another mind; [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • And now, it begins. And now... it begins. ♪ Finally love ♪ (Signed, Sealed, Delivered: A Tale of Three Letters)
  • the threshold of our new life together. And now, it begins. And now... it begins. (Signed, Sealed, Delivered: A Tale of Three Letters)
  • After some enlightenment from Aryo Keukeuh, plus the support of my mother, I began to pursue my business. (Laundry Show)
  • We forgot ! Beat him up! Already as expected, fights have begun. (Moorane Krishnappa)
  • And it began to make me more and more irritated. (Faye)

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