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begin
(
begin <began; begun; beginning> [bıˈgın] VB trans, intr
begin
(使)开始 kāishǐ
Phrases:
begin on [or upon]
着手进行 zhuóshǒu jìnxíng
begin with
开始 kāishǐ
to begin with
首先 shǒuxiān
to begin with
第一 dìyī
Present
Ibegin
youbegin
he/she/itbegins
webegin
youbegin
theybegin
Past
Ibegan
youbegan
he/she/itbegan
webegan
youbegan
theybegan
Present Perfect
Ihavebegun
youhavebegun
he/she/ithasbegun
wehavebegun
youhavebegun
theyhavebegun
Past Perfect
Ihadbegun
youhadbegun
he/she/ithadbegun
wehadbegun
youhadbegun
theyhadbegun
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
begin with
开始 kāishǐ
开始交谈 kāishǐ jiāotán
to begin with
第一 dìyī
begin on [or upon]
着手进行 zhuóshǒu jìnxíng
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
The japes or practical jokes of the novel begin with a statue's unconventional decapitation.
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Both flumes begin at the same point, but do not run parallel and have different patterns.
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Some 500 begin the trek, with children on their backs and carts laden with belongings.
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Wax figures begin to move and come to life in a ruined, out-of-the-way tourist resort.
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Hunger pangs usually do not begin until 12 to 24 hours after the last ingestion of food.
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