[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

begin \begin"\, v. i. imp.  p. p. began, begun; p. pr. 
   vb. n. beginning. as. beginnan akin to os. biginnan, d.
    g. beginnen, ohg. biginnan, goth., du-ginnan, sw. begynna,
   dan. begynde; pref. be- + an assumed ginnan. root31. see
   gin to begin.
   1. to have or commence an independent or first existence; to
      take rise; to commence.
      1913 webster

            vast chain of being which from god began. --pope.
      1913 webster

   2. to do the first act or the first part of an action; to
      enter upon or commence something new, as a new form or
      state of being, or course of action; to take the first
      step; to start. "tears began to flow." --dryden.
      1913 webster

            when i begin, i will also make an end. --1 sam. iii.
                                                  12.
      1913 webster
see also:
began begun beginning gin 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

began
     see begin
see also:
begin 

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