'Begin' definitions:

Definition of 'Begin'

(from WordNet)
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) [syn: Begin, Menachem Begin]
verb
Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now" [syn: get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence] [ant: end, terminate]
verb
Have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000" [syn: begin, start] [ant: cease, end, finish, stop, terminate]
verb
Set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life" [syn: begin, lead off, start, commence] [ant: end, terminate]
verb
Begin to speak or say; "Now listen, friends," he began
verb
Be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series; "The number `one' begins the sequence"; "A terrible murder begins the novel"; "The convocation ceremony officially begins the semester"
verb
Have a beginning, of a temporal event; "WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland"; "The company's Asia tour begins next month"
verb
Have a beginning characterized in some specified way; "The novel begins with a murder"; "My property begins with the three maple trees"; "Her day begins with a workout"; "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony" [syn: begin, start]
verb
Begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object; "begin a cigar"; "She started the soup while it was still hot"; "We started physics in 10th grade" [syn: begin, start]
verb
Achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative; "This economic measure doesn't even begin to deal with the problem of inflation"; "You cannot even begin to understand the problem we had to deal with during the war"
verb
Begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language; "She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade"

Definition of 'Begin'

From: GCIDE
  • Begin \Be*gin"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Began, Begun; p. pr. & vb. n. Beginning.] [AS. beginnan (akin to OS. biginnan, D. & G. beginnen, OHG. biginnan, Goth., du-ginnan, Sw. begynna, Dan. begynde); pref. be- + an assumed ginnan. [root]31. See Gin to begin.]
  • 1. To have or commence an independent or first existence; to take rise; to commence. [1913 Webster]
  • Vast chain of being! which from God began. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • When I begin, I will also make an end. --1 Sam. iii. 12. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Begin'

From: GCIDE
  • Begin \Be*gin"\, v. t.
  • 1. To enter on; to commence. [1913 Webster]
  • Ye nymphs of Solyma ! begin the song. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To trace or lay the foundation of; to make or place a beginning of. [1913 Webster]
  • The apostle begins our knowledge in the creatures, which leads us to the knowledge of God. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: To commence; originate; set about; start. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Begin'

From: GCIDE
  • Begin \Be*gin"\, n. Beginning. [Poetic & Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'begin'

From: Moby Thesaurus

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