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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun begin has 1 sense
- begin(n = noun.person) 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); is a kind of national leader, solon, statesman
Verb begin has 10 senses
- begin(v = verb.change) commence, get, get down, set about, set out, start, start out - 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" Derived forms noun beginner1, noun beginning5
- begin(v = verb.stative) 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" Antonym: end
- begin(v = verb.change) commence, lead off, start - 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" Derived forms noun beginner2, noun beginning1
- begin(v = verb.communication) - begin to speak or say; "Now listen, friends," is one way to mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize
- begin(v = verb.stative) - 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" Derived form noun beginning3
- begin(v = verb.stative) - 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" is one way to be
- begin(v = verb.stative) 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" is one way to be
- begin(v = verb.social) 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" is one way to act, move
- begin(v = verb.social) - 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" is one way to accomplish, achieve, attain, reach
- begin(v = verb.communication) - begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language; "She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade" Sample sentence:
Antonym: end
Sample sentences:
They begin to move
They begin moving
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Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s something
Antonym: end
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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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They won't begin the story
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Something ----s something
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Something is ----ing PP
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Something is ----ing PP
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Somebody ----s something
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Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something
CIDE DICTIONARY
begin, v. i. [AS. beginnan (akin to OS. biginnan, D. & G. beginnen, OHG. biginnan, Goth., du-ginnan, Sw. begynna, Dan. begynde); pref. be- + an assumed ginnan. Gin to begin.].
- To have or commence an independent or first existence; to take rise; to commence. [1913 Webster]"Vast chain of being! which from God began." [1913 Webster]
- 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. Dryden. [1913 Webster]"When I begin, I will also make an end." [1913 Webster]
begin, v. t.
- To enter on; to commence. [1913 Webster]"Ye nymphs of Solyma ! begin the song." [1913 Webster]
- 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." [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To commence; originate; set about; start.
begin, n.
Beginning. Spenser. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
begin, v. (beginning; past began; past part. begun)
1 tr. perform the first part of; start (begin work; begin crying; begin to understand).
2 intr. come into being; arise: a in time (war began in 1939). b in space (Wales begins beyond the river).
3 tr. (usu. foll. by to + infin.) start at a certain time (then began to feel ill).
4 intr. be begun (the meeting will begin at 7).
5 intr. a start speaking ('No,' he began). b take the first step; be the first to do something (who wants to begin?).
6 intr. colloq. (usu. with neg.) show any attempt or likelihood (can't begin to compete).
1 tr. perform the first part of; start (begin work; begin crying; begin to understand).
2 intr. come into being; arise: a in time (war began in 1939). b in space (Wales begins beyond the river).
3 tr. (usu. foll. by to + infin.) start at a certain time (then began to feel ill).
4 intr. be begun (the meeting will begin at 7).
5 intr. a start speaking ('No,' he began). b take the first step; be the first to do something (who wants to begin?).
6 intr. colloq. (usu. with neg.) show any attempt or likelihood (can't begin to compete).
Idiom
begin at start from. begin on (or upon) set to work at. begin school attend school for the first time. begin with take (a subject, task, etc.) first or as a starting-point. to begin with in the first place; as the first thing.
Etymology
OE beginnan f. Gmc
THESAURUS
begin
arise, attack, blast away, blast off, broach, commence, create, dig in, dive in, embark, enter, enter on, enter upon, establish, fall to, found, get off, get to, go ahead, go into, head into, inaugurate, initiate, institute, introduce, jump off, kick off, launch, lead off, open, originate, pitch in, plunge into, prepare, send off, set about, set in, set out, set sail, set to, set up, spring, start, start in, start off, start out, tackle, take off, take up, turn to, usher inROGET THESAURUS
begin
Beginning
VB begin, start, commence, conceive, open, dawn, set in, take its rise, enter upon, enter, set out, embark in, incept, initiate, launch, inaugurate, inchoate, rise, arise, originate, usher in, lead off, lead the way, take the lead, take the initiative, head, stand at the head, stand first, stand for, lay the foundations, found, set up, set on foot, agoing, set abroach, set the ball in motion, apply the match to a train, broach, open up, open the door to, get underway, set about, get to work, set to work, set to, make a beginning, make a start, handsel, take the first step, lay the first stone, cut the first turf, break ground, break the ice, break cover, pass the Rubicon, cross the Rubicon, open fire, open the ball, ventilate, air, undertake, come into existence, come into the world, make one's debut, take birth, burst forth, break out, spring up, spring forth, crop up, pop up, appear, materialize, begin at the beginning, begin ab ovo, begin again, begin de novo, start afresh, make a fresh start, take it from the top, shuffle the cards, reshuffle the cards, resume, recommence.
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