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# begin

verb (begin, begins, began, begun, beginning)

«begin» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To begin is to start doing something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/begin/#m1)
2. To begin is to start happening or existing: «The film begins at 7». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/begin/#m2)
3. To begin with means first, or at the start. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/begin/#m3)

### In the lessons

the start of an activity, or the starting amount; also a start time; phrases «begin with», «to begin with», «beginning», «beginner», «once upon a time» (a story begins)

### Examples

- The movie begins at 7:15. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/begin/#x1)
- He began with 20 marbles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/begin/#x2)
- She begins reading on page 12. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/begin/#x3)
- School begins in 3 days. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/begin/#x4)
- Let's begin our lesson. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/begin/#x5)
- It began to rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/begin/#x6)
- The word «cat» begins with c. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/begin/#x7)
- To begin with, read the question carefully. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/begin/#x8)
- He is a beginner at chess. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/begin/#x9)
- The story begins in a dark forest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/begin/#x10)
- Then the Sun began to shine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/begin/#x11)

### Note

Gives a start: a starting amount or a start time. Trap: to find how long, take the start time from the end time. Past forms: «began», «have begun» — not «begun» alone as past.

## In Jewish tradition

the start of an activity, or the starting amount; also a start time; phrases «begin with», «to begin with», «beginning», «beginner», «once upon a time» (a story begins)

### Examples

- And Noah the husbandman began, and planted a vineyard. (Torah GEN.9.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/begin/#x1)
- And Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth. (Torah GEN.10.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/begin/#x2)
- And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit harlotry with the daughters of Moab. (Torah NUM.25.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/begin/#x3)
- Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign. (Prophets 2KI.12.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/begin/#x4)
- In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah. (Writings 2CH.13.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/begin/#x5)
- Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven. (Prophets JDG.16.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/begin/#x6)

### Note

Gives a start: a starting amount or a start time. Trap: to find how long, take the start time from the end time. Past forms: «began», «have begun» — not «begun» alone as past.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «begin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/begin/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«begin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/begin.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «begin» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/begin/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«begin» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/begin.html) on Mova free.