begin

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) (synset 110861253)
   is an instance of: national leader, solon, statesman - a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
   same as: menachem begin

1. Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action (synset 200346415)
   "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"
   subtypes:

   • recommence - begin again
   • strike out - set out on a course of action
   • fall - begin vigorously
   • jump off - set off quickly, usually with success
   • get to - arrive at the point of
   • auspicate - commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck
   • attack - set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task
   • break in - start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role
   • launch, plunge - begin with vigor
   • come on - occur or become available
   • embark, enter - set out on (an enterprise or subject of study)
   • bestir oneself, get cracking, get going, get moving, get rolling, get started, get weaving - start to be active
   same as: commence, get, get down, set about, set out, start, start out
   verb group: begin - begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language
2. Have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense (synset 202614382)
   "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"
   subtypes:

   • break out, erupt - start abruptly
   • bud - start to grow or develop
   • break out - begin suddenly and sometimes violently
   • kick in, set in - enter a particular state
   • dawn - appear or develop
   • originate - begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.
   same as: start
   verb group:

   • begin, start - have a beginning characterized in some specified way
   • begin - have a beginning, of a temporal event
3. Set in motion, cause to start (synset 200349400)
   "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"
   causes: begin, start - have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
   subtypes:

   • jump-start, jumpstart - start or re-start vigorously
   • recommence - cause to start anew
   • inaugurate, introduce, usher in - be a precursor of
   • set off - set in motion or cause to begin
   • commence, embark on, start, start up - get off the ground
   same as: commence, lead off, start
   verb group: begin - have a beginning, of a temporal event
4. Begin to speak or say (synset 200749644)
   "`Now listen, friends', he began"
   is a type of: mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize - express in speech
5. Be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series (synset 202685037)
   "The number `one' begins the sequence"; "A terrible murder begins the novel"; "The convocation ceremony officially begins the semester"
   verb group: begin, start - have a beginning characterized in some specified way
6. Have a beginning, of a temporal event (synset 202615238)
   "WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland"; "The company's Asia tour begins next month"
   is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
   verb group:

   • begin, commence, lead off, start - set in motion, cause to start
   • begin, start - have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
7. Have a beginning characterized in some specified way (synset 202614858)
   "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"
   is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
   same as: start
   verb group:

   • begin, start - begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
   • begin, start - have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
   • begin - be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series
8. Begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object (synset 202606945)
   "begin a cigar"; "She started the soup while it was still hot"; "We started physics in 10th grade"
   is a type of: act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
   same as: start
   verb group: begin, start - have a beginning characterized in some specified way
9. Achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative (synset 202532175)
   "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"
   is a type of: accomplish, achieve, attain, reach - to gain with effort
10. Begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language (synset 201072799)
    "She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade"
    verb group: begin, commence, get, get down, set about, set out, start, start out - take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

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