BEGIN
\bɪɡˈɪn], \bɪɡˈɪn], \b_ɪ_ɡ_ˈɪ_n]\
Definitions of BEGIN
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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begin to speak or say; "Now listen, friends," he began
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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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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"
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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"
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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"
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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)
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have a beginning, of a temporal event; "WWII began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland"; "The company's Asia tour begins next month"
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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"
By Princeton University
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begin to speak or say; "Now listen, friends," he began
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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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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"
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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"
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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"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To have or commence an independent or first existence; to take rise; to commence.
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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.
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To enter on; to commence.
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To trace or lay the foundation of; to make or place a beginning of.
By Oddity Software
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To have or commence an independent or first existence; to take rise; to commence.
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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.
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To enter on; to commence.
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To trace or lay the foundation of; to make or place a beginning of.
By Noah Webster.
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To come into existence; to arise; to take the first step or do the first act; to start.
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To cause to be; to commence.
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Beginner.
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Began.
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Begun.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To take rise: to enter on something new: to commence.
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To enter on: to commence:-pr.p. beginning; pa.t. began'; pa.p. begun'.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To take the first step in; give origin to; start; commence.
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To take the first step; start.
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To come into existence; originate.
By James Champlin Fernald
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