begin
verb (used without object)
to proceed to perform the first or earliest part of some action; commence; start.
begins
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present tense formof begin (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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A story begins to form—of her family life and her unhappiness—but these details raise new, unanswerable questions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
She adds that conversations about money should not stop once parental leave begins and when the baby arrives she advises couples should:
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
When the first wave may be only minutes away, the time to work out an escape route is before the emergency begins.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
Styles begins his tour extension in April with Tinashe in Phoenix before later hitting the road with additional guests including LCD Soundsystem, the Womack Sisters and Caroline Polachek.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
THE adventure really begins in differences—the great differences between people and animals, between the way we live now and the way we once lived, between the Mall and the Woods.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
