different between resumes vs begin

English

Noun

resumes

1. plural of resume

Verb

resumes

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of resume

Danish

Noun

resumes n

1. indefinite genitive singular of resume

Latin

Verb

res?m?s

1. second-person singular future active indicative of res?m?

Portuguese

Verb

resumes

1. Second-person singular (tu) present indicative of resumir

Spanish

Verb

resumes

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) present indicative form of resumir.

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