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)
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
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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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
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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