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beginneth

beginneth is the third-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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Forms of beginneth

alternative formbegynneth
alternative formbegynnethe

Origin of beginneth

From begin + -eth.

Questions about beginneth

What is beginneth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Beginneth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of begin.

Words near beginneth in the dictionary

  1. beginner's traps
  2. beginnerish
  3. beginners
  4. beginnes
  5. beginnest
  6. beginneth
  7. beginnin'
  8. beginning
  9. beginning at the wrong end
  10. beginning of day
  11. beginning of the end

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