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[Be*ginĀ·]

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)

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To have or commence an independent or first existence; to take rise; to commence.

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)

Verb
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"

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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"

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begin to speak or say; "Now listen, friends," he began

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begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language; "She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade"

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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"

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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"

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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"

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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"

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have a beginning, of a temporal event; "WWII began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland"; "The company''s Asia tour begins next month"

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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"


v. i.
To have or commence an independent or first existence; to take rise; to commence.

v. i.
To do the first act or the first part of an action; to enter upon or commence something new, as a new form or state of being, or course of action; to take the first step; to start.

v. t.
To enter on; to commence.

v. t.
To trace or lay the foundation of; to make or place a beginning of.

n.
Beginning.


Begin

Be*gin" , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Began , Begun ; p. pr. & vb. n. Beginning .] [AS. beginnan (akin to OS. biginnan, D. & G. beginnen, OHG. biginnan, Goth., du-ginnan, Sw. begynna, Dan. begynde); pref. be- + an assumed ginnan. &root;31. See Gin to begin.] 1. To have or commence an independent or first existence; to take rise; to commence.
Vast chain of being! which from God began.
2. To do the first act or the first part of an action; to enter upon or commence something new, as a new form or state of being, or course of action; to take the first step; to start. "Tears began to flow." Dryden.
When I begin, I will also make an end.

Begin

Be*gin", v. t. 1. To enter on; to commence.
Ye nymphs of Solyma ! begin the song.
2. To trace or lay the foundation of; to make or place a beginning of.
The apostle begins our knowledge in the creatures, which leads us to the knowledge of God.
Syn. -- To commence; originate; set about; start.

Begin

Be*gin", n. Beginning. [Poetic & Obs.] Spenser.

To have or commence an independent or first existence; to take rise; to commence.

To enter on; to commence.

Beginning.

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Usage Examples

A great building must begin with the unmeasurable, must go through measurable means when it is being designed and in the end must be unmeasurable.

A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art.

Before I begin talking about the threats we face, the vulnerabilities that we have, and frankly the courage of the men and women in uniform that stand in harm's way on behalf of a very grateful Nation, let me first honor the sacrifices of September 11.

A child's education should begin at least one hundred years before he is born.

All great truths begin as blasphemies.

After people have repeated a phrase a great number of times, they begin to realize it has meaning and may even be true.

Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there.

Censorship, like charity, should begin at home, but, unlike charity, it should end there.

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Other Usage Examples

By going over your day in imagination before you begin it, you can begin acting successfully at any moment.

Can the knowledge deriving from reason even begin to compare with knowledge perceptible by sense?

Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.

C-17s should be ready to go at various military bases around the world packed with water, food, medical supplies, sleeping bags and tents, all prepared to be air dropped in alongside soldiers and doctors to begin relief efforts.

Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.

Almost all of our relationships begin and most of them continue as forms of mutual exploitation, a mental or physical barter, to be terminated when one or both parties run out of goods.

As you walk in God's divine wisdom, you will surely begin to see a greater measure of victory and good success in your life.

Children begin by loving their parents after a time they judge them rarely, if ever, do they forgive them.

Begin - to begin is half the work, let half still remain again begin this, and thou wilt have finished.

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