begun

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Bắt đầu, khởi động

BrE /bɪˈɡʌn/ AmE /bɪˈɡʌn/

verb en → vi

past began pp begun ing beginning

1 START [transitive/intransitive] A2

Bắt đầu, khởi động

to start to do something or for something to start happening

  • begin doing sth
  • sth begins

Collocations begin a project · the meeting began at 9 am

  • The work has begun.

    Công việc đã bắt đầu.

2 TIME [transitive] B1

Đến giờ, bắt đầu từ

to be the time when something starts or is planned to start

  • begin at/to a time

Collocations the meeting begins at 9 am · classes begin on Monday

  • The concert began at eight o'clock.

    Buổi hòa nhạc bắt đầu lúc tám giờ.