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begins

/bɪˈɡɪnz/

begins 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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Questions about begins

What is begins the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Begins is the third-person singular simple present indicative of begin.
How do you pronounce begins?
Begins is pronounced /bɪˈɡɪnz/.

Words near begins in the dictionary

  1. beginning with the chucky
  2. beginningless
  3. beginninglessness
  4. beginningly
  5. beginnings
  6. begins
  7. begins at the wrong end
  8. begins with the chucky
  9. begintermediate
  10. begintermediates
  11. begird

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