Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: begin

'begin'

[begin.n.01] as in: 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)

'begin'

[get_down.v.07] as in: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

Examples:
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'

[begin.v.02] as in: have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense

Examples:
The DMZ begins right over the hill
The second movement begins after the Allegro
Prices for these homes start at $250,000

'begin'

[begin.v.03] as in: set in motion, cause to start

Examples:
The U.S.

started a war in the Middle East
The Iraqis began hostilities
begin a new chapter in your life

'begin'

[begin.v.04] as in: begin to speak or say; he began

Examples:
Now listen, friends,

'begin'

[begin.v.05] as in: be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series

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

'begin'

[begin.v.06] as in: have a beginning, of a temporal event

Examples:
WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland
The company's Asia tour begins next month

'begin'

[begin.v.07] as in: have a beginning characterized in some specified way

Examples:
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'

[begin.v.08] as in: begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object

Examples:
begin a cigar
She started the soup while it was still hot
We started physics in 10th grade

'begin'

[begin.v.09] as in: achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative

Examples:
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'

[begin.v.10] as in: begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language

Examples:
She began Russian at an early age
We started French in fourth grade

Origins

					begin (English)
└── beginnen (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── beginnan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))