This is the 7170th most frequent Dutch word.
beginne
"Beginne" (archaic or dialect) means "to begin" or "to start" in English.
Here, 'begin' is used to indicate the starting of an action, in this case, starting work.
Ik begin mijn werk elke dag om acht uur.
I start my work every day at eight o'clock.
In this sentence, 'begon' is the past form of the verb, showing the initiation of an action in the past.
Ze begon te lachen toen ze de grap hoorde.
She started laughing when she heard the joke.
'Beginnen' is used as an infinitive here, expressing the initiation of an event or activity.