begin is the dictionary form of began Definition of begin
begin has definitions from the field of politics
1
[ verb ] take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

Examples

: "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"

2
[ verb ] have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense

Synonyms

start

Examples

: "The DMZ begins right over the hill" "The second movement begins after the Allegro" "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"

3
[ verb ] get off the ground

Examples

"Who started this company?" "We embarked on an exciting enterprise" "I start my day with a good breakfast" "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM" "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"

4
[ verb ] set in motion, cause to start

Examples

"The U.S. started a war in the Middle East" "The Iraqis began hostilities" "begin a new chapter in your life"

5
[ verb ] begin to speak or say

Examples

"Now listen, friends," he began

6
[ verb ] begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language

Examples

"She began Russian at an early age" "We started French in fourth grade"

7
[ verb ] begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object

Synonyms

start

Examples

"begin a cigar" "She started the soup while it was still hot" "We started physics in 10th grade"

8
[ noun ] (politics) 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)

Synonyms

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9
[ verb ] have a beginning, of a temporal event

Examples

"WWII began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland" "The company's Asia tour begins next month"

10
[ verb ] have a beginning characterized in some specified way

Synonyms

start

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"

11
[ verb ] be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series

Examples

"The number "one" begins the sequence" "A terrible murder begin the novel" "The convocation ceremony officially begins the semester"

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 8329
13
[ verb ] achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative

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"

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