Definitions of begin
-
To
have
an
original
or
first
existence;
to
take
rise;
to
commence.
-
To
enter
on;
to
commence.
-
To
trace
or
lay
the
foundation
of;
to
make
or
place
a
beginning
of.
-
To
cause
to
be;
to
commence.
-
To
enter
on:
to
commence:-
pr.
p.
beginning;
pa.
t.
began';
pa.
p.
begun'.
-
To
enter
upon;
commence.
-
To
take
the
first
step
in;
give
origin
to;
start;
commence.
-
To
have
or
commence
an
independent
or
first
existence;
to
take
rise;
to
commence.
-
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.
-
To
come
into
existence;
to
arise;
to
take
the
first
step
or
do
the
first
act;
to
start.
-
To
take
rise:
to
enter
on
something
new:
to
commence.
-
begin
to
speak
or
say; "
Now
listen,
friends,"
he
began
-
begin
to
speak,
understand,
read,
and
write
a
language; "
She
began
Russian
at
an
early
age"; "
We
started
French
in
fourth
grade"
-
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"
-
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"
-
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
work-
out"; "
The
semester
begins
with
a
convocation
ceremony"
-
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)
-
have
a
beginning,
of
a
temporal
event; "
WWII
began
in
1939
when
Hitler
marched
into
Poland"; "
The
company's
Asia
tour
begins
next
month"
-
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
ceremoney
officially
begins
the
semester"
-
To
take
the
first
step;
start.
-
To
come
into
existence;
originate.
-
To
do
the
first
act
of;
to
enter
on;
to
commence;
to
trace
from
anything,
as
the
first
ground.
-
To
commence;
to
enter
upon
something
new;
to
take
the
first
step.
-
Begun.
-
Beginner.
-
Began.
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