| begin | vt 1. start (st) memulakan; (doing st, to do st) mula: they began work on the bridge in 1982, mereka memulakan kerja membina jambatan itu pd tahun 1982; to ~ a discussion, memulakan perbincangan; the child began crying loudly, kanak-kanak itu mula menangis dgn kuat; the roof began to leak, bumbung itu mula bocor; he began to feel uneasy, dia mula berasa gelisah; 2. start on, mula + approp v, [sometimes memulakan]: he has begun a new novel, dia telah mula menulis novel baru; to ~ another bottle, mula minum sebotol lagi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| began | pt of BEGIN. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| begin | vi 1. start, bermula; (foll a pron) memulakan: I will ~ at page seven, saya akan bermula pd muka surat tujuh; before the rainy season ~s..., sebelum musim hujan bermula...; are we all ready?. Then I’ll ~, sudahkah kita semua bersedia? Bolehlah saya mulakan; 2. be started, bermula, dimulakan: the rehearsal began at nine, raptai itu bermula pd pukul sembilan; 3. come into being, bermula, mula wujud: when the world began, ketika dunia mula wujud; 4. have starting point, bermula: the alphabet ~s with A, abjad bermula dgn huruf A; the river ~s in the Alps, sungai itu bermula di pergunungan Alp; 5. start to say, speak, mula berkata; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |