Level | A1 |
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Kind | verb |
Front | begin |
IPA | /bɪˈɡɪn / verb (present participle beginning; past tense began /bɪˈɡæn /; past participle begun /bɪˈɡʌn /) |
Back | başlamak |
Back 2 | begin (verb) /bɪˈɡɪn / verb (present participle beginning; past
tense began /bɪˈɡæn /; past participle begun /bɪˈɡʌn /)
1 [intransitive,
transitive]
to start doing sth; to do the first part
of sth
başlamak
Shall
I begin or will you?
I
began this novel last month and I still haven't finished it.
When
did he begin his lesson?
When
do you begin work?
We
began writing to each other in 1980.
The
carpet is beginning to look dirty.
2 [intransitive]
to start to happen or exist, especially
from a particular time
başlamak
What
time does the concert begin?
3 [intransitive]
begin (with sth)
to start in a particular way, with a
particular event, or in a particular place
başlamak
My
name begins with ‘W’ not ‘V’.
The
fighting began with an argument about money.
This
is where the footpath begins.
Begin ve start anlamca birbirlerine çok
yakındır. Ancak start konuşma dilinde daha çok kullanılır. Bu fiilerin
arkasından fiilin to veya -ing almış şekli getirilir:
The baby began/started to cry/crying.
The baby was just beginning/starting to
cry.
Bazı hallerde yalnızca start
kullanılabilir:
I couldn't start the car.
We'll have to start early if we want to be
in Dover by 8 o'clock.
Commence fiili ise begin ve start dan çok
daha resmî olup konuşma dilinde genellikle kullanılmaz.
IDIOM
to begin with
1 at
first
başlangıçta
To
begin with they were very happy.
2 used for giving your first reason for
sth or to introduce your first point
birincisi
We
can't possibly go. To begin with it's too far and we can't afford it either.
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