Be·gin (b  g n), Menachem 1913-1992. Russian-born Israeli politician. He led (1943-1948) Irgun, the Zionist underground movement in Palestine. After the establishment of Israel, Begin became a political leader known for his hard-line views on the Arabs, but as prime minister (1977-1983) he strove to resolve the Arab-Israel conflict. He shared the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize with Anwar el-Sadat of Egypt. |
| be·gin (b-gn) v. be·gan (-g  n), be·gun (-g n), be·gin·ning, be·gins v.intr. 1. To take the first step in performing an action; start. 2. To come into being: when life began. 3. To do or accomplish in the least degree: Those measures do not even begin to address the problem. v.tr. 1. To take the first step in doing; start: began work. 2. To cause to come into being; originate. 3. To come first in: The numeral 1 begins the sequence. [Middle English biginnen, from Old English beginnan.] Synonyms: begin, commence, start, initiate, inaugurate These verbs denote coming into being or taking the first step, as in a procedure. Begin, commence, and start are equivalent in meaning, though commence is more formal, and start often stresses the point where inaction turns to action: The play begins at eight o'clock. The festivities commenced with the national anthem. We will stay on the platform until the train starts. Initiate applies to causing the first steps in a process: I initiated a lawsuit against the driver who hit my car. Inaugurate often connotes a formal beginning: "The exhibition inaugurated a new era of cultural relations" (Serge Schmemann). |
begin
Verb
[-ginning, -gan, -gun]
1. to start (something)
2. to bring or come into being
3. to start to say or speak
4. to have the least capacity to do something: it doesn't even begin to address the problem [Old English beginnan]
beginner n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | Begin - 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 | 1. | begin - 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" recommence - begin again; "we recommenced his reading after a short nap" strike out - set out on a course of action; "He struck out on his own" fall - begin vigorously; "The prisoners fell to work right away" jump off - set off quickly, usually with success; "The freshman jumped off to a good start in his math class" get to - arrive at the point of; "She gets to fretting if I stay away from home too long" auspicate - commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck; "They auspicated the trip with a bottle of champagne" attack - set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task; "I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed" break in - start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role launch, plunge - begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure" come on - occur or become available; "water or electricity came on again after the earthquake" get moving, get rolling, get started, get weaving, bestir oneself, get cracking, get going - start to be active; "Get cracking, please!" begin - begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language; "She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade" |
| 2. | begin - 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" bud - start to grow or develop; "a budding friendship" break out - begin suddenly and sometimes violently; "He broke out shouting" begin, start - 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" begin - 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" kick in, set in - enter a particular state; "Laziness set in"; "After a few moments, the effects of the drug kicked in" dawn - appear or develop; "The age of computers had dawned" originate - begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.; "The flight originates in Calcutta" end, cease, terminate, finish, stop - have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo" | |
| 3. | begin - 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" jump-start, jumpstart - start or re-start vigorously; "The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process" recommence - cause to start anew; "The enemy recommenced hostilities after a few days of quiet" usher in, inaugurate, introduce - be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period" set off - set in motion or cause to begin; "The guide set the tour off to a good start" embark on, start up, commence, start - get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack" begin - 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" | |
| 4. | begin - begin to speak or say; "Now listen, friends," he began | |
| 5. | begin - 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" | |
| 6. | begin - 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" commence, lead off, start, begin - 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" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" | |
| 7. | begin - 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" begin, start - 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" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" begin, start - 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" begin - 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" | |
| 8. | begin - 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" | |
| 9. | begin - 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" | |
| 10. | begin - begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language; "She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade" begin, commence, set out, start, start out, set about, get down, get - 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" |
begin
verb 2. commence, start, initiate, embark on, set about, instigate, inaugurate, institute, make a beginning, set on foot
Translations
begin [bɪˈgɪn] [began , pt , begun , pp ] vt, vi → beginnen, anfangen;
beginning (from) Monday → ab Montag;
begin [pt began, pp begun] [bɪˈgɪn, bɪˈgæn, bɪˈgʌn] vt, vi → cominciare;
to begin doing or to do sth → incominciare or iniziare a fare qc;
to begin with, I'd like to know ... → tanto per cominciare vorrei sapere ...;
v begin [biˈgin]
to come or bring, into being, to start He began to talk; The meeting began early. begin يَبْدَأ започвам začít begynde anfangen αρχίζω, ξεκινώ empezar, comenzar algama, alustama شروع کردن؛ به وجود آوردن alkaa, aloittaa commencer (à) לְהַתְחִיל प्रारम्भ होना, प्रारम्भ करना početi (el)kezd memulai byrja cominciare, iniziare 始める 시작하다, 착수하다 pra(si)dėti sākt; sākties bermula beginnen begynne zaczynać (się) começar a începe начинать(ся) začať začeti (se) početi börja เริ่ม başlamak 開始 починати(ся) شروع کرنا ، شروع ہونا bắt đầu 开始
n beˈginning
aan die begin بِدايَه начало začátek begyndelse der Anfang αρχή algus آغاز؛ شروع commencement הַתְחָלָה आरम्भ početak kezdet awal, mula byrjun cominciare, iniziare 始まり 시작, 기원 pradžia sākums permulaan begin begynnelse początek começo început начало začiatok začetek početak början เริ่มแรก başlangıç 開始 початок شروعات ، آغاز phần đầu 开始
n beˈginner
someone who is just learning how to do something Does he paint well?' `He's not bad for a beginner'. beginner مُبْتَدِئ начинаещ začátečník begynder der/die Anfänger(in) αρχάριος principiante algaja تازه کار؛ مبتدی vasta-alkaja débutant/-ante מַתְחִיל प्रारम्भ करने वाला početnik kezdő pemula byrjandi principiante 初心者 초보자 naujokas, pradedantysis iesācējs baru mula belajar beginneling (ny)begynner początkujący principiante începător новичок; начинающий začiatočník, -čka začetnik početnik nybörjare ผู้ที่เพิ่งจะเริ่มต้นทำสิ่งใดสิ่งหนึ่ง yeni başlayan 初學者 початківець مبتدی ، آغاز کنندہ ، شروع کرنے والا người mới bắt đầu 初学者
to begin with
1 at first I didn't like him to begin with, but now he's one of my best friends. in die begin في البِدايَه в началото zprvu til at begynde med zunächst στην αρχή al principio esialgu در آغاز aluksi au début בַּהֲתְחָלָה प्रारम्भ में isprva eleinte mula-mula til að byrja með, í fyrstu anzitutto 最初は 처음에 iš pradžių vispirms pada mulanya om te beginnen i begynnelsen; til å begynne med najpierw no começo la început сначала zo začiatku, sprvu na začetku u početku till att börja med, i början เริ่มต้น başlangıçta, önce 一開始 спочатку پہل کرنا lúc đầu 一开始
2 firstly There are many reasons why I don't like her – to begin with, she doesn't tell the truth. eerstens, om mee te begin أوَّلا وَقَبْلَ كُلِّ شَيئ، بِدايَةُ първо za prvé for det første anfangen πρώτα απ' όλα para empezar, en primer lugar esiteks اولاً ensinnäkin d'abord רֶאֱשִית पहले prije svega először is yang pertama í fyrsta lagi tanto per cominciare まず初めに 무엇보다 먼저 visų pirma pirmkārt pertama ten eerste for det første po pierwsze para começar în primul rând во-первых; прежде всего predovšetkým prvič za početak för det första ประการแรก ilk neden olarak, birinci sebep şu 第一 по-перше سب سے پہلے đầu tiên 第一
How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
| ?Page tools | ||
|---|---|---|
|