Definitions for begin
ˈbeɪ gɪnbe·gin

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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)

2. 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"

3. 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"

4. 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"

5. begin(verb)

   begin to speak or say

   "Now listen, friends," he began

6. 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"

7. 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"

8. 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"

9. 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"

10. 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"

11. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. begin(Noun)

   beginning; start

2. begin(Verb)

   To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.

Origin: 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Begin(verb)

   to have or commence an independent or first existence; to take rise; to commence

2. 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

3. Begin(verb)

   to enter on; to commence

4. Begin(verb)

   to trace or lay the foundation of; to make or place a beginning of

5. Begin(noun)

   beginning

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

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1. begin

   Song lyrics by begin -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by begin on the Lyrics.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'begin' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1375

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'begin' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1933

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'begin' in Verbs Frequency: #44

Anagrams for begin »

1. being

2. binge

How to pronounce begin?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say begin in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of begin in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of begin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of begin in a Sentence

1. Peter Nivio Zarlenga:

   To begin, begin.

2. Woody Allen:

   I'm not sure where to begin.

3. Secret Service:

   I don’t sleep well to begin with.

4. William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act 4 Scene 1:

   I do begin to have bloody thoughts.

5. Bart Peterson:

   The healing needs to begin right now.

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