to happen or exist, especially from a particular time jfa ) : When does the concert begin? i=f %.      £ N- t's] AF £n ? 0 Work on the new bridge is due

to begin in September, fr >e f jl H ift X.0     0 The

evening began well.         3 ~ as sth [V] to

be sth first, before becoming sth else i&fJbH;

He began as an actor, before starting to direct films. ftk5fc 0 What began as a minor scuffle turned into a full-scale riot, Af#n T^M^^SiLc, 4 [V] to have sth as the first part or the point where sth starts ( Ak--- j, AHtJ; ( UT•• )

* ; t/se ‘an’ before words beginning with a vowel, ft 1 jt ^ AF #q W is] £ ml ft Ji an 0 o ‘I’m thinking of a country in Asia.’ ‘What does it begin with (= what is the first letter)?’ un&m-'fWMS” “'Eftttl AF £,?”<> Each chapter begins with a quotation. % — M O Where does Europe end and Asia begin? gfc ffl ®          X #jfct& p M ? 0 The path

begins at Livingston village. & & T $5- T fij X $r ^ tA „

5                  [V speech] to start speaking JfMtWiifi. ‘Ladies and

gentlemen,’ he began, ‘welcome to the Town Hall.’ “icf:

in,      “M^iwgt/To ”

6                  to start or make sth start for the first time ft] Mi; fr] fj': [V] The school began in 1920, with only ten pupils.

1920 3s       o 0 [VN] He

began a new magazine on post-war architecture.

7                  [V to inf] not - to make no attempt to do sth or have no chance of doing sth T M;    I can’t begin to thank you enough. iftT

0 He didn’t even begin to understand my problem.         iTTffll to be'gin

with 1 at first fj]; AF Mi:        I found it tiring to begin

with but I soon got used to it.   , {STM?

igjSTo O We’ll go slowly to begin with, MHAF#! WzHf it X c 2 used to introduce the first point you want to make lr5fc; % — * :  ‘What was it you didn’t like?’

‘Well, to begin with, our room was far too small.’ “IftT

” “ug, t&m,

70 ” —more at charity WHICH WORD? begin * start

■                  There is not much difference in meaning between begin and start, though start is more common in spoken English. * begin ffl start

TM start mnttT-Wfin iff: What time does the concert start/begin? B:xFcMf' 'A      o She

started/began working here three months ago. MHT ii flBegin is often used when you are describing a series of events. * begin     -

%$\\ ¥1#&*J'AF#q: The story begins on the island of Corfu.   ¥-®)l:)fMn start, but not begin,

can also mean ‘to start a journey’, ‘to start something happening’ or ‘to start a machine working’. * start /ft

3-H5a\ ftAF&. ft (       ) M8Z:X, begin Tt

litX: We’ll need to start at 7.00.         7

iTj X o 0 Who do you think started the fire? 1ft #11 it o The car won’t start.

■                  You can use either an infinitive or a form with -ing after begin and start, with no difference in meaning. * begin $1 start X-ing

■■ I didn’t start worrying/

to worry until she was 2 hours late. ftlijH&TMTN' /g

m After the forms beginning and starting, the -ing form of the verb is not normally used. * beginning ffl starting       -ing TM It’s starting/

beginning to rain, fFi&TM Ti o It’sstarting/ beginning mining.

be-g»n-ner /bTgina(r)/ noun a person who is starting to learn sth and cannot do it very well yet §\T; I She’s in the beginners’ class.

beginner’s 'luck noun [U] good luck or unexpected success when you start to do sth new §rTftj£Fj£; IfeT