began

英 [bɪˈɡæn]

美 [bɪˈɡæn]

v. 开始; 启动; 起始; 开始存在(或进行); 起初是; 本来是
begin的过去式

复数：begans　

柯林斯词典

They began to grow as persons.
他们开始长大成人了。
He also began a running feud with Dean Acheson
他也开始接二连三地和艾奇逊院长发生争执。
Eleanor began to keep a diary
埃莉诺开始记日记了。
Preliminary talks on the future of the bases began yesterday.
昨天开始了关于基地未来的初步讨论。
The war began with overnight air raids on Baghdad and Kuwait.
战争以对巴格达和科威特的夜间空袭开始。
Snow began falling again.
雪又开始下了。
As we sat round chatting, I began to think I'd made a mistake
当我们坐在那里聊天时，我开始认为自己犯了一个错误。
The entrance examinations to high school began yesterday morning.
中学入学考试昨天上午开始了。
John began the season better than me but I have fought to catch up
赛季伊始，约翰的表现比我好，不过我经过努力追了上来。
He began studying politics and medieval history.
他开始学习政治学和中世纪史。