different between begin vs preface

English

Etymology

From Middle English beginnen, from Old English beginnan (“to begin”), from Proto-Germanic *biginnan? (“to begin”) (q.v.), from be- + base verb *ginnan? also found in Old English onginnan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b????n/, /b????n/, /bi???n/
• Rhymes: -?n

Verb

begin (third-person singular simple present begins, present participle beginning, simple past began, past participle begun)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
2. (intransitive) To be in the first stage of some situation

3. (intransitive) To come into existence.

Synonyms

• commence
• initiate
• start

Derived terms

• beginning
• beginner

Translations

Noun

begin (plural begins)

1. (nonstandard) Beginning; start.

References

• begin in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• begin in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• Bengi, being, beïng, binge

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b????n/
• Hyphenation: be?gin
• Rhymes: -?n

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch begin, from Old Dutch *bigin, *bigen, from Proto-Germanic *biginnaz (“beginning”), from Proto-Germanic *biginnin? (“to begin”). Compare Old Dutch anagen, anagenni (“beginning”).

Noun

begin n (uncountable, diminutive beginnetje n)

1. start, beginning

Synonyms

• aanvang
• start

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

begin

1. first-person singular present indicative of beginnen
2. imperative of beginnen

Anagrams

• benig

Middle Dutch

Etymology

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Noun

begin n

1. beginning, start
2. origin, source

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: begin
• Limburgish: begin

Further reading

• “beghin (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “begin”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN

Volapük

Noun

begin (nominative plural begins)

1. beginning

Declension

English

Alternative forms

• præface (archaic)

Etymology

Late 14th century, from Middle English preface, prefas, from Old French preface (from which derives the modern French préface), from Medieval Latin pref?tia, for classical Latin praef?ti? (“a saying beforehand”), from praefor (“to speak beforehand”), from prae- (“beforehand”) + for (“to speak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p??f?s/
• Rhymes: -?f?s

Noun

preface (plural prefaces)

1. The beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book.

   Synonyms: forespeech, foretalk, foreword, introduction, proem, prologue; see also Thesaurus:foreword

2. An introduction, or series of preliminary remarks.
3. (Roman Catholicism) The prelude or introduction to the canon of the Mass.

   Synonym: prelude

4. A title or epithet.
   • 2008, W. Bruce Kippen, Lords of the Frontier

     […] a black-tie dinner to celebrate on the eve of the ceremony which would remove the preface "Sir" from his name and replace it with the preface "Lord," thought by some to be one of the most potent words in the English language.

Translations

Verb

preface (third-person singular simple present prefaces, present participle prefacing, simple past and past participle prefaced)

1. (transitive) To introduce or make a comment before (the main point).

2. (transitive) To give a preface to.

Translations

Related terms

• prefatory

See also

• prelude

Further reading

• preface on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Romanian

Etymology

pre- +? face

Verb

a preface (third-person singular present prefac, past participle -ut) 3rd conj.

1. to change
2. (reflexive) to pretend

Conjugation