begin
/bɪˈɡɪn/noun, verb2 syllables
Begin means: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action.
Synonyms for begin9
noun, 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)
verb, as in take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
verb, as in begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language
verb, as in have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
verb, as in have a beginning characterized in some specified way
verb, as in begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
verb, as in be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series
Opposites of begin
What does begin mean?11
verb
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action“We began working at dawn”
begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language“She began Russian at an early age”
set in motion, cause to start“The U.S. started a war in the Middle East”
have a beginning, of a temporal event“WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland”
have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense“The DMZ begins right over the hill”
have a beginning characterized in some specified way“The novel begins with a murder”
begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object“begin a cigar”
be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series“The number ‘one’ begins the sequence”
begin to speak or say“‘Now listen, friends’, he began”
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”
noun
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)
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with begin?34
three syllables
Show 40 near rhymes
Begin in a sentence
- To begin with, you must build up your body.orcrist
- To be surprised, to wonder, is to begin to understand.AlanF_US
- As a tadpole grows, the tail disappears and legs begin to form.Eldad
- To begin with, we must tackle the problem.carlosalberto
- To begin with, we have no money now.frpzzd
- To begin with, the funds are not sufficient for running a grocery store.carlosalberto
- As long as you are here, we might as well begin.Zifre
- From the look of the sky, it may begin to snow tonight.CK
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Forms of begin
as a noun
- plural
- begins
as a verb
- past tense
- began
- past participle
- begun
- present participle
- beginning
- third-person singular
- begins