What does begin mean?
Definitions for begin
ˈbeɪ gɪnbe·gin
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Princeton's WordNet
Begin, Menachem Begin(verb)
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)
get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence(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"
begin, start(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"
begin, lead off, start, commence(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"
begin(verb)
begin to speak or say
"Now listen, friends," he began
begin(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"
begin(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"
begin, start(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"
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"
begin(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"
begin(verb)
begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language
"She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade"
Wiktionary
begin(Noun)
beginning; start
Etymology: From beginnen, from beginnan, from biginnanan (compare West Frisian begjinne, / beginnen), from ghendhe/o 'to take' (compare genni 'to delve, submerge onself', Latin prehendere 'to grasp, nab', praeda 'prey', zë 'to catch', Ancient Greek chandánein 'to hold, contain')
begin(Verb)
To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
Etymology: From beginnen, from beginnan, from biginnanan (compare West Frisian begjinne, / beginnen), from ghendhe/o 'to take' (compare genni 'to delve, submerge onself', Latin prehendere 'to grasp, nab', praeda 'prey', zë 'to catch', Ancient Greek chandánein 'to hold, contain')
Webster Dictionary
Begin(verb)
to have or commence an independent or first existence; to take rise; to commence
Begin(verb)
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
Begin(verb)
to enter on; to commence
Begin(verb)
to trace or lay the foundation of; to make or place a beginning of
Begin(noun)
beginning
Freebase
Begin
Begin is a Japanese pop group from Ishigaki Island in the Yaeyama Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Their sound contains many elements of traditional Okinawan music, and prominently features the sanshin.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Begin
be-gin′, v.i. to take rise: to enter on something new: to commence.—v.t. to enter on: to commence (with at, with, upon):—pr.p. begin′ning; pa.t. began′; pa.p. begun′.—ns. Begin′ner, one who begins: one who is beginning to learn or practise anything; Begin′ning, origin or commencement: rudiments—(Spens.) Beginne′.—adj. Begin′ningless. [A.S. beginnan (more usually onginnan), from be, and ginnan, to begin.]
Editors Contribution
begin
To create.
They did begin ballroom dancing together.
Submitted by MaryC on February 20, 2020
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'begin' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1375
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'begin' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1933
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'begin' in Verbs Frequency: #44
Anagrams for begin »
being
binge
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of begin in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of begin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of begin in a Sentence
To begin, begin.
We begin to detect new cases linked to students and other service businesses, therefore we decided to close more places.
The number of guests at dinner should not be less than the number of the Graces nor exceed that of the Muses, i.e., it should begin with three and stop at nine.
Middle age is when your broad mind and narrow waist begin to change places.
We can now begin the work of determining a fresh path towards achieving the full potential of our sport.
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Translations for begin
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- beginAfrikaans
- بدأ, يبدأArabic
- başlamaqAzerbaijani
- пачынаць, пачацца, пачаць, пачынаццаBelarusian
- почвам, започвам, почнаBulgarian
- শুরু করা, আরম্ভ করাBengali
- començar, iniciarCatalan, Valencian
- začít, začínatCzech
- begyndeDanish
- beginnen, starten, anfangenGerman
- αρχίζωGreek
- komenci, ekiEsperanto
- iniciar, empezar, comenzarSpanish
- alustama, hakkamaEstonian
- hasiBasque
- اغاز کردن, شروع کردنPersian
- alkaa, aloittaaFinnish
- byrjaFaroese
- commencerFrench
- tosaighIrish
- empezar, comezar, comenzar, iniciarGalician
- התחילHebrew
- शुरू होना, शुरू करनाHindi
- kezd, elkezdHungarian
- սկսելArmenian
- comenciar, iniciarInterlingua
- mulaiIndonesian
- komencarIdo
- byrja, hefjastIcelandic
- cominciare, iniziareItalian
- 開始, 始まる, 始めるJapanese
- იწყება, დაიწყებაGeorgian
- бастауKazakh
- ចាប់ផ្ដើមKhmer
- 시작하다Korean
- баштооKyrgyz
- incipere, initiare, committoLatin
- ເລີ່ມLao
- pradėtiLithuanian
- sāktLatvian
- почне, започнеMacedonian
- mulaMalay
- ibdaMaltese
- စBurmese
- beginnen, aanvangenDutch
- begynneNorwegian
- començar, entamenarOccitan
- zaczynać się, zaczynać, zacząć, zacząć sięPolish
- iniciar, começarPortuguese
- entschaiver, entscheiver, cumenzar, scumanzar, inizier, antschever, cumanzer, iniziarRomansh
- începeRomanian
- начинаться, начинать, начать, начатьсяRussian
- pòčēti, по̀че̄тиSerbo-Croatian
- ආරම්භ කරනවාSinhala, Sinhalese
- začať, začínaťSlovak
- začetiSlovene
- fillojAlbanian
- börja, begynna, inleda, påbörjaSwedish
- ప్రారంభంTelugu
- шуру кардан, шуруъ карданTajik
- เริ่ม, เริ่มต้น, เริ่มทำThai
- başlamakTurkmen
- başlamakTurkish
- башларгаTatar
- починати, почати, починатися, початисяUkrainian
- شروع کرناUrdu
- boshlanmoq, boshlamoqUzbek
- bắt đầuVietnamese
- beginön, primönVolapük
- באַגינעןYiddish
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