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We knew of his hubris, we now begin anew to see his faith. He didn't know them well, but it was enough to begin anew. He told the authorities he wanted to clear his conscience and begin anew. Calls for the changing of the guard will begin anew.

They will begin construction on the new school soon. I got the job and I begin work on Monday! She'll begin the lecture at 10. He plans to begin the project later this week. They both began their careers at the local newspaper. The university began accepting applications in November.

Some common synonyms of begin are commence, inaugurate, initiate, start, and usher in. While all these words mean "to take the first step in a course, process, or operation," begin, start, and commence are often interchangeable, with begin, opposed to end, being the most general.

[M] [T] It began to rain before I got home. [M] [T] All of a sudden, she began to laugh. [M] [T] After he finished supper, he began to read the novel. [M] [T] I had hardly left home when it began to rain heavily.

There is basically no difference between the words 'start' and 'begin', and both these terms can be used interchangeably and synonymously. But unlike the word 'begin', which can be used as a verb, 'start' can be used as a verb and as well as a noun depending on the context of the situation.

The correct phrase to use is "has begun." "Has begun" is the present perfect tense of the verb "begin," indicating an action that started in the past and is continuing in the present. "Has began" is incorrect because "began" is the past tense form of "begin," and "has" is not used with the past tense.

You use to begin with to introduce the first of several things that you want to say. 'What do scientists think about that?' —'Well, to begin with, they doubt it's going to work.

The phrase "where it all began" is correct and usable in written English. You can use it when talking about the start of a story, situation, event, etc. For example: "The small town of Santa Cruz was where it all began.".

They will begin construction on the new school soon. I got the job and I begin work on Monday! She'll begin the lecture at 10. He plans to begin the project later this week. They both began their careers at the local newspaper. The university began accepting applications in November.