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beginest

beginest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of begin.

Meaning of begin

Verb

begin (third-person singular simple present begins, present participle beginning, simple past began, past participle begun)

  1. (ergative) To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
    • I began playing the piano at the age of five.
  2. (intransitive) To come into existence.
    • Vast chain of being! which from God began.1733, [Alexander Pope], An Essay on Man. […], (please specify |epistle=I to IV), London: […] J[ohn] Wilford, […], →OCLC

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Questions about beginest

What is beginest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Beginest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of begin.

Words near beginest in the dictionary

  1. begin
  2. begin at the wrong end
  3. begin upon
  4. begin with the chucky
  5. begincement
  6. beginest
  7. begineth
  8. begining
  9. begink
  10. beginked
  11. beginking

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