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Synonyms for begin
ˈbeɪ gɪnbe·gin
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
begin
Synonyms:
commence, enter upon, inaugurate, initiate, institute, originate, set about, set going, set in operation, set on foot, startAntonyms:
abstain, bring to an end, cease, come to an end, conclude, desist, discontinue, end, end, finish, give over, intermit, leave off, pause, quit, refrain, stop, terminate
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Princeton's WordNet
Begin, Menachem Beginverb
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)
get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commenceverb
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:
bug out, take, pop, make, mystify, experience, develop, put down, draw, array, have, become, sustain, protrude, jump, initiate, receive, scram, take off, bulge, go, stimulate, sire, lead off, bulge out, drive, engender, startle, fix, pay back, get under one's skin, stick, suffer, beat, swallow, set about, get down, father, go about, incur, contract, dispirit, bring forth, grow, get going, come out, dumbfound, stupefy, start, depress, light, cast down, originate, take up, bring, bewilder, mother, induce, range, buzz off, catch, write down, bugger off, obtain, beget, puzzle, flummox, get, deject, generate, capture, find, amaze, get off, baffle, produce, approach, pop out, attempt, start out, pose, vex, embark on, aim, let, set forth, perplex, arrest, gravel, let down, fetch, depart, set down, commence, part, dismount, arrive, set out, convey, set off, acquire, come, lower, bring down, dismay, pay off, undertake, unhorse, demoralise, cause, lay out, start up, demoralize, take down, nonplusbegin, startverb
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"
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go, bulge, embark on, startle, set forth, get down, take off, start up, set about, start out, commence, bulge out, lead off, part, start, pop, bug out, come out, take up, get, originate, depart, protrude, get going, set out, initiate, set off, pop out, jumpbegin, lead off, start, commenceverb
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"
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go, bulge, embark on, startle, set forth, get down, take off, start up, set about, start out, protrude, commence, bulge out, lead off, part, start, pop, bug out, come out, take up, get, originate, depart, lead astray, get going, set out, initiate, set off, pop out, jumpbeginverb
begin to speak or say
"Now listen, friends," he began
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get, start out, set out, set about, get down, commence, start, lead offbeginverb
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"
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get, start out, set out, set about, get down, commence, start, lead offbeginverb
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"
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get, start out, set out, set about, get down, commence, start, lead offbegin, startverb
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"
Synonyms:
go, bulge, embark on, startle, set forth, get down, take off, start up, set about, start out, commence, bulge out, lead off, part, start, pop, bug out, come out, take up, get, originate, depart, protrude, get going, set out, initiate, set off, pop out, jumpbegin, startverb
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:
go, bulge, embark on, startle, set forth, get down, take off, start up, set about, start out, commence, bulge out, lead off, part, start, pop, bug out, come out, take up, get, originate, depart, protrude, get going, set out, initiate, set off, pop out, jumpbeginverb
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"
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get, start out, set out, set about, get down, commence, start, lead offbeginverb
begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language
"She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade"
Synonyms:
get, start out, set out, set about, get down, commence, start, lead off
Dictionary of English Synonymes
beginverb
beginverb
Synonyms:
commence, make a beginning, take the first step, break ground, break the icebeginverb
Synonyms:
commence, institute, originate, enter upon, set about, set on foot, set in operation
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How to use begin in a sentence?
Measuring self-reported happiness and achieving well-being should be on every nation's agenda as they begin to pursue the Sustainable Development Goals, indeed the goals themselves embody the very idea that human well-being should be nurtured through a holistic approach that combines economic, social and environmental objectives.
Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart:
I am now reasonably satisfied the situation has settled down... So I am comfortable with moving off zero soon, conditioned on no marked deterioration in economic conditions, i believe it will soon be appropriate to begin a new policy phase.
I can't begin to understand how someone could believe that bureaucrats and politicians know better for a child than a child's parents.
Oregon Elections Director Deborah Scroggin:
My office remains focused on ensuring a fair process and meeting our March 17 deadline, after which clerks begin printing ballots. While the primary election is in May, for Oregon’s elections administrators, the work begins much sooner.
Its absurd, its ludicrous. And actually, frankly, in Swalwells case, its actually funny. they should begin impeachmentproceedings.We can no longer accept thenotion of a president who openlyinvites interference in ourelection.
Translations for begin
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- beginAfrikaans
- بدأ, يبدأArabic
- başlamaqAzerbaijani
- пачынаць, пачацца, пачаць, пачынаццаBelarusian
- почвам, започвам, почнаBulgarian
- শুরু করা, আরম্ভ করাBengali
- començar, iniciarCatalan, Valencian
- začít, začínatCzech
- begyndeDanish
- beginnen, starten, anfangenGerman
- αρχίζωGreek
- komenci, ekiEsperanto
- iniciar, empezar, comenzarSpanish
- alustama, hakkamaEstonian
- hasiBasque
- اغاز کردن, شروع کردنPersian
- alkaa, aloittaaFinnish
- byrjaFaroese
- commencerFrench
- tosaighIrish
- empezar, comezar, comenzar, iniciarGalician
- התחילHebrew
- शुरू होना, शुरू करनाHindi
- kezd, elkezdHungarian
- սկսելArmenian
- comenciar, iniciarInterlingua
- mulaiIndonesian
- komencarIdo
- byrja, hefjastIcelandic
- cominciare, iniziareItalian
- 開始, 始まる, 始めるJapanese
- იწყება, დაიწყებაGeorgian
- бастауKazakh
- ចាប់ផ្ដើមKhmer
- 시작하다Korean
- баштооKyrgyz
- incipere, initiare, committoLatin
- ເລີ່ມLao
- pradėtiLithuanian
- sāktLatvian
- почне, започнеMacedonian
- mulaMalay
- ibdaMaltese
- စBurmese
- beginnen, aanvangenDutch
- begynneNorwegian
- començar, entamenarOccitan
- zaczynać się, zaczynać, zacząć, zacząć sięPolish
- iniciar, começarPortuguese
- entschaiver, entscheiver, cumenzar, scumanzar, inizier, antschever, cumanzer, iniziarRomansh
- începeRomanian
- начинаться, начинать, начать, начатьсяRussian
- pòčēti, по̀че̄тиSerbo-Croatian
- ආරම්භ කරනවාSinhala, Sinhalese
- začať, začínaťSlovak
- začetiSlovene
- fillojAlbanian
- börja, begynna, inleda, påbörjaSwedish
- ప్రారంభంTelugu
- шуру кардан, шуруъ карданTajik
- เริ่ม, เริ่มต้น, เริ่มทำThai
- başlamakTurkmen
- başlamakTurkish
- башларгаTatar
- починати, почати, починатися, початисяUkrainian
- شروع کرناUrdu
- boshlanmoq, boshlamoqUzbek
- bắt đầuVietnamese
- beginön, primönVolapük
- באַגינעןYiddish
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