Begin — synonyms, begin antonyms, definition

1. begin (Verb)

activate arise commence create depart develop emanate embark emerge encourage ensue enter upon erect establish fix firmly flow flow out found germinate get • • • end

begin (Verb) — Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action. ex. "We began working at dawn" ex. "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia" ex. "He began early in the day"

begin (Verb) — Have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense. ex. "The DMZ begins right over the hill" ex. "The second movement begins after the Allegro"

begin (Verb) — Set in motion, cause to start. ex. "The Iraqis began hostilities" ex. "begin a new chapter in your life"

begin (Verb) — Start speaking or saying. ex. "'Now listen, friends,' he began"

begin (Verb) — Be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series. ex. "The number 'one' begins the sequence" ex. "A terrible murder begins the novel" ex. "The convocation ceremony officially begins the semester"

begin (Verb) — Have a beginning, of a temporal event. ex. "WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland" ex. "The company's Asia tour begins next month"

begin (Verb) — Have a beginning characterized in some specified way. ex. "My property begins with the three maple trees" ex. "Her day begins with a workout" ex. "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony" ex. "The novel begins with a murder"

begin (Verb) — Begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object. ex. "begin a cigar"

begin (Verb) — Achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative. ex. "This economic measure doesn't even begin to deal with the problem of inflation" ex. "You cannot even begin to understand the problem we had to deal with during the war"

begin (Verb) — Begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language. ex. "She began Russian at an early age"

accomplish achieve act attain be mouth move reach speak talk utter verbalise verbalize attack auspicate bestir oneself break in break out bud come on commence dawn embark embark on enter erupt fall get cracking get going get moving get rolling get started get to • • •

2. begin (Noun)

Menachem Begin

begin (Noun) — 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).

national leader solon statesman