begin
verb (used without object)
to proceed to perform the first or earliest part of some action; commence; start.
is beginning
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present progressiveof begin (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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It also warned, “fire behavior is beginning to increase.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
That milestone suggests that photopharmacology is beginning to move from experimental research toward potential clinical use.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
Stephen McCabe, who has led Inverclyde's minority Labour-led council almost exclusively since 2007, believes its repopulation plan is beginning to take effect.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
And lately, simply remembering what we bought is beginning to look almost quaint.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
But as the days go by, my old life is beginning to look exceedingly strange.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
