Synonyms: commence, start, be started, set in, kick off
Conjugation
| Indicative mood |
|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
|---|
| (I) begin | (I) began |
| (thou) beginnest | (thou) beganst, begannest |
| (he) begins, beginneth | (he) began |
| (we) begin | (we) began |
| (you) begin | (you) began |
| (they) begin | (they) began |
| Subjunctive mood |
|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
|---|
| (I) begin | (I) began |
| (thou) begin | (thou) began |
| (he) begin | (he) began |
| (we) begin | (we) began |
| (you) begin | (you) began |
| (they) begin | (they) began |
| Imperative mood |
|---|
| begin |
| Participles |
|---|
| Present participle | Past participle |
|---|
| beginning | begun |
Our troubles are just beginning, I’m afraid.
Moscow ordered a partial mobilization of reservists in September 2022, seven months after its full‐scale invasion began.
Attempts to form a single standard variety began immediately after World War II, both in and outside Albania.