How to pronounce begin

Say it like this: /bɪˈɡɪn/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

American/bɪˈɡɪn/

British

What does begin mean?

verbTo start, to initiate or take the first step into something.

“The program begins at 9 o’clock on the dot.”

To come into existence.

“Vast chain of being! which from God began.”

nounBeginning; start.

“In prayer, in the light, I see my kin / I touch my tree, my roots, my begin”

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becoming bed bedroom before beginning behalf behavior behind

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