Begin (Verb)
Meaning 1
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".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Meaning 2
Begin to speak or say; "`Now listen, friends', he began".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 3
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".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 4
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 workout"; "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 5
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".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 6
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".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The new CEO will begin restructuring the company next month.
- Activists started a petition to raise awareness about climate change.
- The mayor will begin the ceremony by cutting the ribbon.
- The government's new policy will begin to take effect next year.
- Her graduation marks the beginning of a new chapter in her life.
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Meaning 7
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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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 8
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".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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- Get Moving
- Get To
- Jump Off
- Auspicate
- Break In
- Fall
- Plunge
- Recommence
- Get Started
- Get Weaving
- Get Cracking
- Attack
- Come On
- Embark
- Strike Out
- Get Rolling
- Get Going
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Meaning 9
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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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 10
Begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language; "She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.