\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|}\n\hline & \begin{tabular}{c}\nJazz Band \nconcert\n\end{tabular} & Volleyball Game & Total \\\n\hline Sophomore & 35 & 42 & 77 \\\n\hline Junior & 36 & 24 & 60 \\\n\hline Total & 71 & 66 & 137

Begin, commence, start, initiate, inaugurate, usher in mean to take the first step in a course, process, or operation. Begin, start, and commence are often interchangeable. We can use the verbs begin and start to mean the same thing but begin is more formal than start.

Begin is an irregular verb. See examples of begin used in a sentence. Used with noun phrases if you start or begin something, you do it from a particular time.

To begin to do something means to start doing it. Begin, commence, initiate, start (when followed by noun or gerund) refer to setting into motion or progress something that continues for some time. Begin is the common term:

2 days agobegin (third-person singular simple present begins, present participle beginning, simple past began, past participle begun) (ergative) to start, to initiate or take the first step into something. When you begin something, you go ahead with its first part or stage — you can begin the day with a good attitude, or begin a very long book over and over again, always falling asleep before you get to. Master the word "begin" in english: