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▸ 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)
▸ verb: 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")
▸ verb: begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object ("Begin a cigar")
▸ verb: have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense ("The DMZ begins right over the hill")
▸ verb: have a beginning characterized in some specified way ("The novel begins with a murder")
▸ verb: have a beginning, of a temporal event ("The company's Asia tour begins next month")
▸ verb: be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series ("The number 'one' begins the sequence")
▸ verb: set in motion, cause to start ("Begin a new chapter in your life")
▸ verb: begin to speak or say
▸ verb: begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language
▸ verb: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #8329)
▸ Also see begun
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▸ Usage examples for begin
▸ Popular adjectives describing begin
▸ Words that often appear near begin
▸ Rhymes of begin
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▸ 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)
▸ verb: 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")
▸ verb: begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object ("Begin a cigar")
▸ verb: have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense ("The DMZ begins right over the hill")
▸ verb: have a beginning characterized in some specified way ("The novel begins with a murder")
▸ verb: have a beginning, of a temporal event ("The company's Asia tour begins next month")
▸ verb: be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series ("The number 'one' begins the sequence")
▸ verb: set in motion, cause to start ("Begin a new chapter in your life")
▸ verb: begin to speak or say
▸ verb: begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language
▸ verb: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #8329)
▸ Also see begun
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to begin
▸ Usage examples for begin
▸ Popular adjectives describing begin
▸ Words that often appear near begin
▸ Rhymes of begin
▸ Invented words related to begin