begin (bɪˈɡɪn
)
Definitions
verb
- to start or cause to start (something or to do something)
- to bring or come into being for the first time; arise or originate
- to start to say or speak
- (used with a negative) to have the least capacity (to do something) ⇒
he couldn't begin to compete with her
- See to begin with
Word Origin
Old English beginnan ; related to Old High German biginnan , Gothic duginnanSynonyms
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commence,
start,
initiate,
embark on,
set about,
instigate,
inaugurate,
institute,
make a beginning
set on foot,
= start talking
start,
open,
initiate,
commence,
lead off,
begin business get or start the ball rolling
= come into existence
start,
appear,
emerge,
spring,
be born
arise,
dawn,
be developed be created
originate,
commence,
be invented become available
crop up,
come into being
=
start,
Begin (ˈbɛɡɪn)
Definitions
noun
- Menachem (məˈnɑːkɪm). 1913–92, Israeli statesman, born in Poland. In Palestine after 1942, he became a leader of the militant Zionists; prime minister of Israel (1977–83); Nobel peace prize jointly with Sadat 1978. In 1979 he concluded the Camp David treaty with Anwar Sadat of Egypt
Translations
- British English:
begin
If you begin to do something, you start to do it.You can begin to write now.bɪˈɡɪn VERB You can begin to write now.
- Spanish:
empezar
v
- French:
commencer
v
- German:
beginnen
v
- Chinese: 开始 v
- Arabic: يَبْدَأُ v
- Portuguese: começar v
- Russian: начинать(ся) v
- Croatian: početi v
- Czech: začít v začínat
- Danish: begynde v
- Dutch: beginnen v
- Finnish: alkaa v
- Greek: αρχίζω v
- Italian: iniziare v
- Japanese: 始める v
- Korean: 시작하다 v
- Norwegian: begynne v
- Polish: rozpocząć v rozpoczynać
- Brazilian Portuguese: começar v
- European Spanish:
empezar
v
- Swedish: börja v
- Thai: เริ่ม v
- Turkish: başlamak v
- Vietnamese: bắt đầu v
Usage examples
Which meant... all sorts of things she couldn't begin to permit herself to consider.
, THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)The trust has so far been frustrated at attempts to intervene on the castle's behalf and secure funding for restoration work to begin.
Country Life (2004)Yet by last night, Mr Sharon appeared to have changed tactics once again, offering to begin immediate talks on a ceasefire.
Irish Times (2002)Anyone visiting Jupiter and talking to its enthusiastic helpers will almost certainly begin to see the humble wild flower in a new light.
Glasgow Herald (2001)By exploring the edge within each body part, from the tips of your toes to the top of your head, you begin to tell your story.
, MOVING INTO ECSTASY: An Urban Mystic's Guide to Movement, Music and Meditation (2001)