Etymology : Middle English beginnen, from Old English beginnan; akin to Old High German biginnan to begin, Old English onginnan
Pronunciation : bi-gin
Function : verb
Date : before 12th century
1. family name; Menachem Begin (1913-1992) Zionist leader, 6th Israeli prime minister (1977-1983) who was awarded the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize jointly to Egyptian president Anwar al-Sadat. start, commence. begin\be*gin"\ , v. i. [imp. & p. p. began , begun ; p. pr. & vb. n. beginning .] [as. beginnan (akin to os. biginnan, d. & g. beginnen, ohg. biginnan, goth., du-ginnan, sw. begynna, dan. begynde); pref. be- + an assumed ginnan.
2. see:
gin to begin.].
3. to have or commence an independent or first existence; to take rise; to commence. vast chain of being! which from god began.
4. to do the first act or the first part of an action; to enter upon or commence something new, as a new form or state of being, or course of action; to take the first step; to start. "tears began to flow." when i begin, i will also make an end. iii. 12.begin \be*gin"\, v. t.
5. to enter on; to commence. ye nymphs of solyma ! begin the song.
6. to trace or lay the foundation of; to make or place a beginning of. the apostle begins our knowledge in the creatures, which leads us to the knowledge of god.
7. To have or commence an independent or first existence; to take rise; to commence.
8. To do the first act or the first part of an action; to enter upon or commence something new, as a new form or state of being, or course of action; to take the first step; to start.
9. To enter on; to commence.
10. To trace or lay the foundation of; to make or place a beginning of.
11. Beginning.
12. Israeli statesman who negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat 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" begin to speak or say; "Now listen, friends," he began begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language; "She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade" 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" 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" 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" 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" have a beginning, of a temporal event; "WWII began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland"; "The company's Asia tour begins next month" 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" One who makes it his business to ask alms.
13. One who is dependent upon others for support; a contemptuous or sarcastic use.
14. One who assumes in argument what he does not prove.
15. To reduce to beggary; to impoverish; as, he had beggared himself.
16. To cause to seem very poor and inadequate.
17. The condition of being a beggar; also, the class of beggars.
18. Beggary.
19. The quality or state of being beggarly; meanness.
20. In the condition of, or like, a beggar; suitable for a beggar; extremely indigent; poverty-stricken; mean;.
21. 1. To begin to do something means to start doing it. He stood up and began to move around the room The weight loss began to look more serious Snow began falling again. = start ¡Ù stop.
22. When something begins or when you begin it, it takes place from a particular time onwards. The problems began last November He has just begun his fourth year in hiding The US is prepared to begin talks immediately. = start, commence ¡Ù end.
23. If you begin with something, or begin by doing something, this is the first thing you do. Could I begin with a few formalities? a businessman who began by selling golf shirts from the boot of his car He began his career as a sound editor. = start ¡Ù end.
24. You use begin to mention the first thing that someone says. `Professor Theron,' he began, `I'm very pleased to see:
you' He didn't know how to begin. ¡Ù conclude.
25. If one thing began as another, it first existed in the form of the second thing. What began as a local festival has blossomed into an international event. = start.
26. If you say that a thing or place begins somewhere, you are talking about one of its limits or edges. The fate line begins close to the wrist ¡Ù end.
27. If a word begins with a particular letter, that is the first letter of that word. The first word begins with an F. = start ¡Ù end.
28. emphasis If you say that you cannot begin to imagine, understand, or explain something, you are emphasizing that it is almost impossible to explain, understand, or imagine. You can't begin to imagine how much that saddens me.
29. You use to begin with when you are talking about the first stage of a situation, event, or process. It was great to begin with but now it's difficult.
30. You use to begin with to introduce the first of several things that you want to say. `What do scientists you've spoken with think about that?' --- `Well, to begin with, they doubt it's going to work.' = firstly.
31. to begin life: see:
life.
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