- present tense form of begin (3rd person singular).
begins
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The best way to avoid a difficult January, it says, is to make a realistic plan before the spending begins.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
Here Mr. Wasson’s narrative begins to sing, if sometimes operatically.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
However, when the film begins, its characters sincerely think that Godzilla, last seen crumbling to smithereens in the Pacific, is dead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
November's event is particularly noteworthy because it begins a sequence of three consecutive supermoons.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
The film begins, a camera moving from the sky through the trees.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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