begin
A1Frequent NGSL-1UK /bɪˈɡɪn/US /bɪˈɡɪn/
Meaning
verb
to start doing something; to do the first part of something
“Shall I begin?”
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“I begin each morning,”
📺 Jensen Huang's Speech at CaltechLearn this word in the video →
“The minute I dropped out I could stop taking the required classes that didn't interest me, and begin dropping in on the ones that looked interesting.”
📺 Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement AddressLearn this word in the video →
“best to earn it before I begin I want to recognize everyone whose hard work made this celebration possible including the groundskeepers assured volunteers and crew thank you I am deeply honored”
📺 2019 Stanford Commencement address by Tim CookLearn this word in the video →
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