[
  {
    "word": "begin",
    "phonetic": "/bi\u02c8\u0261\u026an/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/bi\u02c8\u0261\u026an/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/begin-uk.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9027932",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY 3.0 US",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us"
        }
      },
      {
        "text": "/bi\u02c8\u0261\u026an/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/begin-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1239801",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Beginning; start.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I began playing the piano at the age of five.\u00a0\u00a0 Now that everyone is here, we should begin the presentation."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To be in the first stage of some situation",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The program begins at 9 o'clock on the dot. \u00a0\u00a0 I rushed to get to class on time, but the lesson had already begun."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To come into existence.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "commence",
          "initiate",
          "start"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/begin"
    ]
  }
]