Definition
Meaning of 'begin'
Meaning of 'begin' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Begin 
[ n.]
- Beginning. [ n.]2. Begin [ 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.
3. Begin [ v. t.]
- To enter on; to commence. [ v. t.]- To trace or lay the foundation of; to make or place a beginning of.
Meaning of 'begin' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. begin [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
- begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
Example in sentence:
- begin a cigar;
- She started the soup while it was still hot;
- We started physics in 10th grade
Meaning (2):
- begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language
- begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language
Example in sentence:
- She began Russian at an early age;
- We started French in fourth grade
Meaning (3):
- have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
- have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
Example in sentence:
- Prices for these homes start at $250,000;
- The DMZ begins right over the hill;
- The second movement begins after the Allegro
Meaning (4):
- have a beginning characterized in some specified way
- have a beginning characterized in some specified way
Example in sentence:
- Her day begins with a workout;
- My property begins with the three maple trees;
- The novel begins with a murder;
- The semester begins with a convocation ceremony
Meaning (5):
- be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series
- be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series
Example in sentence:
- A terrible murder begins the novel;
- The convocation ceremony officially begins the semester;
- The number `one' begins the sequence
Meaning (6):
- set in motion, cause to start
- set in motion, cause to start
Example in sentence:
- begin a new chapter in your life;
- The Iraqis began hostilities;
- The U.S. started a war in the Middle East
Meaning (7):
- achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative
- achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative
Example in sentence:
- 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
Meaning (8):
- take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
- take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
Example in sentence:
- Get working as soon as the sun rises!;
- He began early in the day;
- Let's get down to work now;
- The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia;
- We began working at dawn;
- Who will start?
Meaning (9):
- have a beginning, of a temporal event
- have a beginning, of a temporal event
Example in sentence:
- The company's Asia tour begins next month;
- WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland
Meaning (10):
- begin to speak or say
- begin to speak or say
Example in sentence:
- `Now listen, friends', he began
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