Sentences with begin
be·gin
B b - He stood up and began to move around the room. [VERB to-infinitive]
- The problems began last November. [VERB]
- Begin, the most general of these terms, indicates merely a setting into motion of some action, process, or course [to begin eating]; commence, the more formal term, is used with reference to a ceremony or an elaborate course of action [to commence a court action]; start carries the particular implication of leaving a point of departure in any kind of progression [to start a journey, the boulder started a landslide]; initiate, in this connection, refers to the carrying out of the first steps in some course or process, with no indication of what is to follow [to initiate peace talks]; inaugurate suggests a formal or ceremonial beginning or opening [to inaugurate a new library]
- Could I begin with a few formalities? [VERB + with]
- 'Professor Theron,' he began, 'I'm very pleased to see you'. [VERB with quote]
- What began as a local festival has blossomed into an international event. [VERB + as]
- The fate line begins at the wrist. [VERB preposition/adverb]
- The first word begins with an F. [VERB + with]
- You can't begin to imagine how much that saddens me. [VERB to-infinitive]
- He couldn't begin to compete with her
- The Bible begins with Genesis
- They don't begin to compare
- The story begins with their marriage.
- The custom began during the Civil War.
- Begin the job tomorrow.
- Civic leaders who began the reform movement.
- The money won't even begin to cover expenses.
- I began playing the piano at the age of five. Now that everyone is here, we should begin the presentation. The program begins at 9 o'clock on the dot. I rushed to get to class on time, but the lesson had already begun.