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(noun) Menachem Begin
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) commence, start, start out, set about, set out, get, get down, begin
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
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
(verb) commence, start, lead off, begin
set in motion, cause to start
The U.S. started a war in the Middle East; The Iraqis began hostilities; begin a new chapter in your life
(verb) begin
begin to speak or say
Now listen, friends, he began
(verb) begin
begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language
She began Russian at an early age; We started French in fourth grade
(verb) begin
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 an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
begin a cigar; She started the soup while it was still hot; We started physics in 10th grade
have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
The DMZ begins right over the hill; The second movement begins after the Allegro; Prices for these homes start at $250,000
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
(verb) begin
have a beginning, of a temporal event
WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland; The company's Asia tour begins next month
(verb) begin
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