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begin

/ begin /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
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)
Type of:
statesman solon national leader
verb Sense 2
have a beginning, of a temporal event
"WWII began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland"
"The company''s Asia tour begins next month"
Type of:
be
Verb group:
start lead off commence
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 3
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"
Type of:
be
Derived:
beginning start commencement
Verb group:
start
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 4
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"
Opposites:
end stop finish terminate cease
Kinds of:
erupt break out bud set in kick in
Derived:
beginning start commencement first outset
Verb group:
start
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
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"
Type of:
act move
Derived:
beginning start commencement
Verb group:
start
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
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"
Type of:
achieve accomplish attain
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 7
begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language
"She began Russian at an early age"
"We started French in fourth grade"
Verb group:
get down get start out start set about
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 8
begin to speak or say
"Now listen, friends," he began"
Type of:
talk speak utter
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 9
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"
Opposites:
end terminate
Kinds of:
jumpstart jump-start recommence inaugurate usher in
Derived:
beginning start commencement first outset
Causes:
start
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 10
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"
Derived:
beginning
Verb group:
start
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 11
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"
Opposites:
end terminate
Kinds of:
recommence strike out fall jump off get to
Derived:
beginning start commencement first outset
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something is ----ing PP
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Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
11
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
72
Times Searched
3
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