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began

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bɪˈgæn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bɪˈgæn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bi gan′)

From the verb begin: (⇒ conjugate)
began is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections: v past

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Inglés	Español
begin [sth]⇒ vtr	(start: an activity)	empezar⇒ vtr
comenzar⇒ vtr
Liz begins her homework as soon as she gets home.
Liz empieza a hacer sus tareas tan pronto llega a su casa.
begin [sth] vtr	(start off)	iniciar⇒ vtr
The priest begins the church service with a song.
En la iglesia, el sacerdote inicia el servicio con una canción.
begin doing [sth] vtr	(start: doing)	empezar a vtr + prep
In any discussion, Wendy is always first to begin disagreeing.
En cualquier discusión, Wendy siempre es la que empieza a llevar la contra.
begin to do [sth] vi + prep	(start: to do)	empezar a hacer algo loc verb
The water began to boil in the pan.
El agua empezó a hervir en la olla.
begin⇒ vi	(start doing)	empezar⇒, comenzar⇒ vtr
This project looks difficult, but the sooner we begin, the sooner we'll be finished.
Este proyecto parece difícil, pero cuanto antes lo empecemos, antes lo vamos a terminar.
begin vi	(event: start)	empezar⇒ vtr
The crowd was waiting for the concert to begin.
La muchedumbre estaba esperando que el concierto empezara.
begin vi	(come into being)	comenzar⇒ vtr
A rooster crows as the day begins.
El gallo canta al comenzar el día.
begin vi	(start speaking)	comenzar⇒ vtr
"You must be wondering", the detective began, "why I've brought you all here."
"Os debéis estar preguntando", comenzó el detective, "por qué os he traído a todos aquí".

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Compound Forms:
Inglés	Español
begin by doing [sth] vi + prep	(do first)	empezar por vi + prep
When learning a new recipe, it is best to begin by reading all the way through.
Si vas a seguir una nueva receta, es mejor empezar por leerla toda.
start afresh, begin afresh vi + adv	(begin again)	empezar de nuevo loc verb
comenzar de cero loc verb
start [sth] afresh, begin [sth] afresh vtr + adv	(begin again)	empezar de nuevo loc verb
comenzar de cero loc verb
to begin with expr	(first of several things)	en primer lugar expr
para empezar, para comenzar expr
Frank would be a terrible grammar teacher—to begin with, he hates kids; furthermore, he dislikes reading.
Frank sería un pésimo profesor de gramática: en primer lugar, detesta los niños y, además, no le gusta leer.
to begin with expr	(originally)	ni siquiera loc adv
I'm not surprised that Deana quit dance lessons—she didn't like dancing to begin with.
No me sorprende que Deana haya dejado las clases de baile: ni siquiera le gustaba bailar.

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'began' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

in prehistoric times

Spanish:

así empezó todo - desde que el mundo es mundo - ya empieza

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