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BEGIN
Begin, Menachem Begin
(noun) Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
begin, lead off, start, commence
(verb) set in motion, cause to start; âThe U.S. started a war in the Middle Eastâ; âThe Iraqis began hostilitiesâ; âbegin a new chapter in your lifeâ
begin
(verb) begin to speak or say; ââNow listen, friendsâ, he beganâ
begin
(verb) begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language; âShe began Russian at an early ageâ; âWe started French in fourth gradeâ
begin
(verb) achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative; âThis economic measure doesnât even begin to deal with the problem of inflationâ; âYou cannot even begin to understand the problem we had to deal with during the warâ
begin, start
(verb) begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object; âbegin a cigarâ; âShe started the soup while it was still hotâ; âWe started physics in 10th gradeâ
begin, start
(verb) have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; âThe DMZ begins right over the hillâ; âThe second movement begins after the Allegroâ; âPrices for these homes start at $250,000â
begin, start
(verb) have a beginning characterized in some specified way; âThe novel begins with a murderâ; âMy property begins with the three maple treesâ; âHer day begins with a workoutâ; âThe semester begins with a convocation ceremonyâ
begin
(verb) have a beginning, of a temporal event; âWW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Polandâ; âThe companyâs Asia tour begins next monthâ
begin
(verb) be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series; âThe number âoneâ begins the sequenceâ; âA terrible murder begins the novelâ; âThe convocation ceremony officially begins the semesterâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
begin (third-person singular simple present begins, present participle beginning, simple past began, past participle begun)
(ambitransitive) To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
(intransitive) To be in the first stage of some situation
(intransitive) To come into existence.
Synonyms
• commence
• initiate
• start
Noun
begin (plural begins)
(nonstandard) Beginning; start.
Anagrams
• being, beĂŻng, binge
Source: Wiktionary
Be*gin", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Began, Begun; p. pr. & vb. n. Beginning.] Etym: [AS. beginnan (akin to OS. biginnan, D. & G. beginnen, OHG. biginnan, Goth., du-ginnan, Sw. begynna, Dan. begynde); pref. be- + an assumed ginnan. sq. root31. See Gin to begin.]
1. To have or commence an independent or first existence; to take rise; to commence. Vast chain of being! which from God began. Pope.
2. To do the first act or the first part of an action; to enter upon or commence something new, as a new form or state of being, or course of action; to take the first step; to start. "Tears began to flow." Dryden. When I begin, I will also make an end. 1 Sam. iii. 12.
Be*gin", v. t.
1. To enter on; to commence. Ye nymphs of Solyma ! begin the song. Pope.
2. To trace or lay the foundation of; to make or place a beginning of. The apostle begins our knowledge in the creatures, which leads us to the knowledge of God. Locke.
Syn.
– To commence; originate; set about; start.
Be*gin", n.
Definition: Beginning. [Poetic & Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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