Collocations for begin - verb
ADVERB
again,
all over again,
anew
(esp. AmE)
Once it has finished, the DVD automatically begins again.
We had to begin all over again.
Once it has finished, the DVD automatically begins again.
We had to begin all over again.
immediately,
quickly,
suddenly
Research into the problem began immediately.
Research into the problem began immediately.
gradually,
slowly
He took a deep breath and slowly began.
He took a deep breath and slowly began.
shortly,
soon
The concert will begin shortly.
The concert will begin shortly.
finally
Work on the building finally began in the summer.
Work on the building finally began in the summer.
VERB + begin
be due to,
be expected to,
be scheduled to
The entertainment was due to begin at 8.30.
The entertainment was due to begin at 8.30.
be ready to
be about to, be going to
A new life was about to begin for him.
be about to, be going to
A new life was about to begin for him.
PREPOSITION
by
Let's begin by writing down a few ideas.
Let's begin by writing down a few ideas.
with
We will begin with a brief discussion of the problems.
Can you think of a word beginning with V?
We will begin with a brief discussion of the problems.
Can you think of a word beginning with V?
PHRASES
begin at the beginning
OK, let's just begin at the beginning.
OK, let's just begin at the beginning.
be just beginning,
be only beginning
Their troubles are only beginning.
Their troubles are only beginning.
Begin is used with these nouns as the subject:
battle, bombardment, campaign, career, century, conference, conflict, decade, decline, dispute, dynasty, enquiry, era, exam, festival, fighting, friendship, hearing, hostility, hunt, journey, letter, meeting, migration, movement, negotiation, occupation, pain, period, practice, preparation, problem, proceedings, process, procession, rebellion, recession, recovery, riot, romance, run, sale, scene, season, semester, session, shift, siege, story, tale, talk, thaw, trading, trail, transformation, trial, trouble, war, work, year
battle, bombardment, campaign, career, century, conference, conflict, decade, decline, dispute, dynasty, enquiry, era, exam, festival, fighting, friendship, hearing, hostility, hunt, journey, letter, meeting, migration, movement, negotiation, occupation, pain, period, practice, preparation, problem, proceedings, process, procession, rebellion, recession, recovery, riot, romance, run, sale, scene, season, semester, session, shift, siege, story, tale, talk, thaw, trading, trail, transformation, trial, trouble, war, work, year
Begin is used with these nouns as the object:
ascent, assault, campaign, career, century, construction, conversation, deliberation, descent, dialogue, discussion, enquiry, evening, exploration, hunt, journey, lesson, march, meeting, ministry, occupation, operation, paragraph, passage, period, phase, practice, preparation, proceedings, process, production, programme, publication, quest, regimen, relationship, remark, restoration, revolution, ritual, romance, round, routine, run, schooling, search, season, semester, sentence, service, session, shipment, slide, strike, struggle, study, tale, talk, task, tenure, term, treatment, trek, trend, work
ascent, assault, campaign, career, century, construction, conversation, deliberation, descent, dialogue, discussion, enquiry, evening, exploration, hunt, journey, lesson, march, meeting, ministry, occupation, operation, paragraph, passage, period, phase, practice, preparation, proceedings, process, production, programme, publication, quest, regimen, relationship, remark, restoration, revolution, ritual, romance, round, routine, run, schooling, search, season, semester, sentence, service, session, shipment, slide, strike, struggle, study, tale, talk, task, tenure, term, treatment, trek, trend, work