begin

Naija

Alternative forms

• bigin

Etymology

From: English begin

Pronunciation

• bɪˈgɪn

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Verb

Make soneting start

1. Begin con dey put mouth for our matter.  — (ONI_05_New-Year_M__45, She joined in on the matter.)

   Begin dey teach di people make de understand...  — (NST_cleaned__36152, __no translation__)

   Unoka stand for im front begin im tory.  — (katakata__234, __no translation__)

   Because if di rain take dis way begin for now, na im be say no be small thing e carry for belle dis year o.  — (deuber__717, __no translation__)

1. So di, di tin begin, di tin begin since from do courtship.  — (NST_cleaned__17626, __no translation__)

1. conj-obj (frequency:3)

   Na so I con enter di office o, I con begin work, con dey do like good samaritan,  — (ONI_18a_Kanpatakwa_M__12, That was how I now entered the work, I now started working, I was now doing like a good Samaritan.)

Synonyms

• start

Antonyms

• finish, stop

Translations

• English: begin