begin [ bi'ɡæn ]

• 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)

  同义词： Menachem Begin

• v.
  • take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

    同义词： get down get start out start set about set out commence

  • have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense

    "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"

    同义词： start

  • set in motion, cause to start

    "begin a new chapter in your life"

    同义词： lead off start commence

  • begin to speak or say
  • 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"

  • have a beginning, of a temporal event

    "The company's Asia tour begins next month"

  • 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"

    同义词： start

  • begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object

    "begin a cigar"

    同义词： start

  • 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"

  • begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language

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