begins

verbstart

verbcome into being; become functional

Word Origin & History

Old English beginnan "to begin, attempt, undertake," a rare word beside the more usual form onginnan (class III strong verb; past tense ongann, past participle ongunnen); from bi- (see be-) + West Germanbic *ginnan, of obscure meaning and found only in compounds, perhaps "to open, open up" (cf. Old High German in-ginnan "to cut open, open up," also "begin, undertake"), with sense evolution from "open" to "begin." Cognates elsewhere in Germanic include Old Frisian biginna "to begin," Middle Dutch beghinnen, Old High German beginnan, German beginnen, Old Frisian bijenna "to begin," Gothic duginnan.

Example Sentences for begins

At that she begins to scream, but the priest he wouldn't let go.

Beat, and when it begins to get thick, add the nuts and coconut.

It then begins to shrink and contract with the greatest uniformity.

"I want to see where it begins and where it goes," he insisted.

As soon as the Hoppoo boat sees what is going on, it begins to blow conches.

The meetin'-house is on the hill, and meetin' begins at half-pas' ten.

T was the fust chapter in Ruth, where it begins, 'In the days when the judges ruled.'

"It begins to look as if we women would have to do something," she retorted cruelly.

He begins with the building of the stage itself, and that stage is a world—a universe of worlds.

Through the assertion of his mother's will, his own begins to awake.

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