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Begin / begin > 11 senses
NOUN1Begin, Menachem BeginIsraeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
VERB1begin, get down, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commenceTake the first step or steps in carrying out an action
2begin, startHave a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
3begin, lead off, start, commenceSet in motion, cause to start
4beginBegin to speak or say
5beginBe the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series
6beginHave a beginning, of a temporal event
7begin, startHave a beginning characterized in some specified way
8begin, startBegin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
9beginAchieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative
10beginBegin to speak, understand, read, and write a language
Begin / begin > pronunciation
Soundsbihgih'n
RhymesAdrenalin, aflatoxin, Aiken, and 212 more rhymes in ihn at the HyperDic website...
Begin > noun, person
MeaningIsraeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992).
SynonymsMenachem Begin
Broaderstatesman, solon, national leader
begin > verb 1, change
MeaningTake the first step or steps in carrying out an action.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s VERB-ing
ModelThey begin moving; They begin to move
Synonymsget down, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
Narrowerrecommence; strike out; fall; jump off; get to; auspicate; attack; break in; plunge, launch; come on; embark, enter; get cracking, bestir oneself, get going, get moving, get weaving, get started, get rolling
Contraryend, terminate
Similar tobegin
Nounsbeginner; beginning
begin > verb 2, stative
MeaningHave a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense.
PatternSomething ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Something ----s something
Examples"The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"
Synonymsstart
Caused bybegin, lead off, start, commence
Narrowererupt, break out; bud; break out; set in, kick in; dawn; originate
Contraryend, stop, finish, terminate, cease
Similar tobegin, start; begin
begin > verb 3, change
MeaningSet in motion, cause to start.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples"begin a new chapter in your life"
Synonymslead off, start, commence
Cause tobegin, start
Narrowerjumpstart, jump-start; recommence; inaugurate, usher in, introduce; set off; start, start up, embark on, commence
Contraryend, terminate
Similar tobegin
Nounsbeginner; beginning
begin > verb 4, communication
MeaningBegin to speak or say.
PatternSomebody ----s
ModelThey won't begin the story
Broadertalk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
begin > verb 5, stative
MeaningBe the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series.
PatternSomething ----s something
Examples"The number 'one' begins the sequence"; "A terrible murder begins the novel"; "The convocation ceremoney officially begins the semester"
Similar tobegin, start
Nounsbeginning
begin > verb 6, stative
MeaningHave a beginning, of a temporal event.
PatternSomething is ----ing PP
Examples"The company's Asia tour begins next month"
Broaderbe
Similar tobegin, lead off, start, commence; begin, start
begin > verb 7, stative
MeaningHave a beginning characterized in some specified way.
PatternSomething is ----ing PP
Examples"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"
Synonymsstart
Broaderbe
Similar tobegin, start; begin, start; begin
begin > verb 8, social
MeaningBegin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"begin a cigar"
Synonymsstart
Broaderact, move
Similar tobegin, start
begin > verb 9, social
MeaningAchieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative.
PatternSomething ----s something
Examples"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"
Broaderachieve, accomplish, attain, reach
begin > verb 10, communication
MeaningBegin to speak, understand, read, and write a language.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Similar toget down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence

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