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1. (v.i.) begin
to proceed to perform the first or earliest part of an action; start.
2. begin
to come into existence; arise; originate:
The custom began during the war.
3. begin
to have a first part:
The name begins with a C.
4. (v.t.) begin
to proceed to perform the first or earliest part of:
Begin the job tomorrow.
5. begin
to originate; be the originator of:
those who began the reform movement.
6. begin
to succeed to the slightest extent in (fol. by an infinitive):
The money won't begin to cover expenses.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME beginnen, OE beginnan)
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1. (verb) Begin, Menachem Begin
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)
2. (verb) get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
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"
3. (verb) begin, start
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"
4. (verb) begin, lead off, start, commence
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"
5. (verb) begin
begin to speak or say
"Now listen, friends," he began
6. (verb) begin
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"
7. (verb) begin
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"
8. (verb) begin, start
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"
9. (verb) begin, start
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"
10. (verb) begin
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"
11. (verb) begin
begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language
"She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade"
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1. (verb) begin
to start doing or to do the first part
Let's begin with a story.; We began the meeting a little late.; I'm beginning to think he's lying.; She suddenly began running.; He began his career as a waiter
2. begin
to start to happen or exist
What time does the lecture begin?
3. begin
to begin with
in the early stages of or before sth
To begin with, I didn't know what I was doing.
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| Definition of 'BEGIN' |
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1. (noun) BEGIN
beginning
2. (verb) BEGIN
to have or commence an independent or first existence; to take rise; to commence
3. (verb) BEGIN
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
4. (verb) BEGIN
to enter on; to commence
5. (verb) BEGIN
to trace or lay the foundation of; to make or place a beginning of
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Sense: to come or bring, into being, to start
He began to talk; The meeting began early.
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 Afrikaans: begin |
 Arabic: يَبْدَأ |
 Bulgarian: започвам |
 Brazilian: começar |
 Czech: začít |
 German: anfangen |
 Danish: begynde |
 Greek: αρχίζω, ξεκινώ |
 Spanish: empezar, comenzar |
 Estonian: algama, alustama |
 Farsi: شروع کردن؛ به وجود آوردن |
 Finnish: aloittaa |
 French: commencer (à) |
 Hebrew: לְהַתְחִיל |
 Hindi: प्रारम्भ होना, प्रारम्भ क |
 Croatian: početi |
 Hungarian: (el)kezd |
 Indonesian: memulai |
 Icelandic: byrja |
 Italian: cominciare, iniziare |
 Japanese: 始める |
 Korean: 시작하다 |
 Lithuanian: pra(si)dėti |
 Latvian: sākt; sākties |
 Malay: bermula |
 Dutch: beginnen |
 Norwegian: begynne |
 Polish: zaczynać (się) |
 Persian: شروع کردن؛ به وجود آوردن |
 Pashto: پیل کول، شروع کول |
 Portuguese: começar |
 Romanian: aîncepe |
 Russian: начинать(ся) |
 Slovak: začať |
 Slovenian: začeti (se) |
 Serbian: početi |
 Swedish: börja |
 Thai: เริ่ม |
 Turkish: başlamak |
 Taiwanese: 開始 |
 Ukrainian: починати(ся) |
 Urdu: شروع کرنا ، شروع ہونا |
 Vietnamese: bắt đầu |
 Chinese: 开始 |
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