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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | commence, lead off, start |
| Has types | start up, introduce, usher in, commence, embark on, recommence, jumpstart, start, jump-start, set off, inaugurate |
| Derivation | beginning, beginner |
begin a new chapter in your life.
begin::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | commence, get, get down, set about, set out, start, start out |
| Has types | embark, get going, get moving, get rolling, get started, get to, get weaving, jump off, fall, launch, enter, get cracking, plunge, recommence, come on, break in, bestir oneself, strike out, auspicate, attack |
| Derivation | beginning, beginner |
begin::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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 | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | menachem begin |
begin::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | reach, attain, accomplish, achieve |
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.
begin::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Verb group | commence, set about, start out, start, set out, get, get down |
begin::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Verb group | start |
| Derivation | beginning |
The number `one' begins the sequence.
A terrible murder begins the novel.
The convocation ceremony officially begins the semester.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | be |
| Verb group | lead off, start, commence |
The company's Asia tour begins next month.
Examples of begin
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He anticipates informal meetings with prospective members to begin in September.
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At 13, your child can begin to do her own laundry and help prepare family meals.
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If they did, there wouldn't be a market for malpractice attorneys to begin with.
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Work is expected to begin on May 1 with the next phase beginning in spring 2012.
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The coaches will begin meeting with players next week to assess offseason goals.
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Puyallup City Council will begin to look at the draft plan likely in early 2012.
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Females begin laying eggs in the summer months and they begin hatching in March.
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You actually have to give the tubing a tug in order for oxygen to begin flowing.
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The Watcher looks forward to February because so few series begin their seasons.
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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)
- Get down: 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"
- 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"
- 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"
- Begin to speak or say; "Now listen, friends," he began
- 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 ceremony officially begins the semester"
- Have a beginning, of a temporal event; "WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland"; "The company's Asia tour begins next month"
- 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"
- 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"
