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begin [n][en]
 
1)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)
    Synonyms :menachem_begin começo empezar начинать 开始 менахем_бегин 梅纳赫姆贝京 iniziare commencer beginnen 시작 開始する メナヘムベギン 메나헴_시작 
    See Also: national_leader 
 
begin [v][en]
 
1)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"
    Synonyms :commence get get_down set_about set_out start start_out começo início obter começar conjunto_sobre iniciar empezar начинать 开始 comenzar начаться 展开 obtener получать спускаемся начать 获得 坐下 se_puso_a приступили_к 着手  ottenere iniziare commencer beginnen 시작 開始する inizio 開始 手に入れる 降り についての設定 を設定する を開始 impostato_su di_cui bekommen machte_sich obtenir mis_à démarrer 엎드려 에_대한_설정 아웃_설정 밖으로_시작 
    See Also: beginning  beginning  start  entrant  beginner  end  recommence  strike_out  fall  jump_off  get_to  auspicate  attack  break_in  launch  come_on  embark  bestir_oneself 
 
2)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"
    Synonyms :commence lead_off start começo início conduzir_fora iniciar empezar начинать 开始 comenzar начаться 展开 conducir_fuera отводить 率先起飞 iniziare commencer beginnen 시작 開始する inizio ableiten 開始 口火を切る démarrer 
    See Also: beginning  beginning  start  beginner  beginning  end  jump-start  recommence  inaugurate  set_off  commence 
 
3)begin to speak or say; "Now listen, friends," he began
    Synonyms :começo empezar начинать 开始 iniziare commencer beginnen 시작 開始する 
    See Also: mouth 
 
4)begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language; "She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade"
    Synonyms :começo empezar начинать 开始 iniziare commencer beginnen 시작 開始する 
    See Also:
 
5)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"
    Synonyms :começo empezar начинать 开始 iniziare commencer beginnen 시작 開始する 
    See Also: accomplish 
 
6)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"
    Synonyms :start começo iniciar empezar начинать 开始 iniziare commencer beginnen 시작 開始する démarrer 
    See Also: act  beginning  start 
 
7)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"
    Synonyms :start começo iniciar empezar начинать 开始 iniziare commencer beginnen 시작 開始する démarrer 
    See Also: beginning  beginning  start  cease  break_out  bud  break_out  kick_in  dawn  originate 
 
8)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 work-out"; "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony"
    Synonyms :start começo iniciar empezar начинать 开始 iniziare commencer beginnen 시작 開始する démarrer 
    See Also: be  beginning  start 
 
9)have a beginning, of a temporal event; "WWII began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland"; "The company's Asia tour begins next month"
    Synonyms :começo empezar начинать 开始 iniziare commencer beginnen 시작 開始する 
    See Also: be 
 
10)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 ceremoney officially begins the semester"
    Synonyms :começo empezar начинать 开始 iniziare commencer beginnen 시작 開始する 
    See Also: beginning 
 




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