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(noun) Begin, 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
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
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) start
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
(verb) start
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
(verb) start
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