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(b/I/'g/I/n )

noun (n)

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)(noun.person)

Synonym:
menachem begin

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Beginning.(noun)

source: webster1913

verb (v)

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action(verb.change)

Synonym:
commence, get, get down, set about, set out, start, start out
Antonym:
end, terminate

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have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense(verb.stative)

Example:
The DMZ begins right over the hill.
The second movement begins after the Allegro.

Synonym:
start
Antonym:
cease, end, finish, stop, terminate

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set in motion, cause to start(verb.change)

Example:
Begin a new chapter in your life.

Synonym:
commence, lead off, start

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begin to speak or say(verb.communication)

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be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series(verb.stative)

Example:
The number `one' begins the sequence.
A terrible murder begins the novel.
The convocation ceremony officially begins the semester.

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have a beginning, of a temporal event(verb.stative)

Example:
The company's Asia tour begins next month.

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have a beginning characterized in some specified way(verb.stative)

Example:
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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begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object(verb.social)

Example:
Begin a cigar.

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achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative(verb.social)

Example:
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 to speak, understand, read, and write a language(verb.communication)

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

source: webster1913
To enter on; to commence.(verb)

source: webster1913

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