Collocations for "begin"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "begin" in context.
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begin
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- begin to [see, understand]
- begin to feel [threatened, depressed, joy]
- I'm beginning to get [annoyed, anxious, tired]
- began to [wonder, think, cry]
- begin to make [amends, a difference, progress]
- began [crying, walking, playing]
- begin working [on, at]
- begin at [noon, 3:00, sunrise]
- begin in [December]
- begin on [Monday]
- begin by [saying, looking, asking, considering]
- (let me) begin by [saying, thanking]
- don't know where to begin
- [ready, scheduled] to begin
- before we (can) begin
- a new [day, chapter] begins
- the [movie, story, book] begins with
- begins with [a vowel, a consonant, an "S"]
- [a word, something] beginning with ["G", a vowel]
- [the title, her surname, it] begins with [a vowel]
- begin [development, work] on
- [work] has begun (on)
- begin a [discussion, investigation]
- begin your [career, research, studies]
- begin something new
- life begins at 40
- it's beginning to look [like, a lot like, as though]
- begin (all over) again
'begin' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
OK
- it
- acting
- approach
- fear
- go
- implementation
- journey
- settlement
- march
- worried
- some
- so
- right
- nervous
- just
- bankruptcy
- pension
- coverage
- download
- drilling
- madam
- mandate
- recap
- September
- authorization
- bidding
- boarding
- guidance
- nod
- preliminary
- preparation
- proceeding
- swirl
- unfold
- abate
- bald
- click
- hesitate
- agreed
- ASAP
- dodgy
- earnest
- hardly
- stalemate
- ramp
- imagine
- accrual
- B
- C