begin

Definitions

1. Beginning; start.
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2. Menachem, 1913–92, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1977–83; Nobel peace prize 1978.
3. to come or bring, into being, to start. He began to talk; The meeting began early. begin يَبْدَأ започвам começar začít anfangen begynde αρχίζω, ξεκινώempezar, comenzar algama, alustama شروع کردن؛ به وجود آوردن aloittaa commencer לְהַתְחִיל प्रारम्भ होना, प्रारम्भ करना početi (el)kezd memulai byrja cominciare, iniziare 始める 시작하다 pra(si)dėti sākt; sākties bermula beginnenbegynne zaczynać (się) پیل کول، شروع کول começar a începe начинать začať začeti (se) početi börja เริ่ม başlamak 開始 починати(...
4. aan die begin بِدايَه начало começo začátek der Anfang begyndelse αρχή algus آغاز؛ شروع alku commencementהתחלה आरम्भ početak kezdet awal, mula byrjun cominciare, iniziare 始まり 시작 pradžia sākums permulaan beginbegynnelsepoczątek پیل، شروع começo început начало začiatok začetek početak början เริ่มแรก başlangıç 開始 початок شروعات ، آغاز phần đầu 开始
5. someone who is just learning how to do something. `Does he paint well?' `He's not bad for a beginner'. beginner مُبْتَدِئ начинаещ principiante začátečník der/die Anfänger(in) begynder αρχάριοςprincipiante algaja تازه کار؛ مبتدی aloittelija débutant/-ante מתחיל प्रारम्भ करने वाला početnik kezdő pemula byrjandi principiante 初心者 초보자 naujokas, pradedantysis iesācējs baru mula belajar beginnelingbegynnerpoczątkujący پیل کوونکی principiante începător новичок; начинающии začiatočník, -čka začetnik ...
6. comenzar, empezar, principiar.
7. To perform or undergo the first part of an action; start: I began to email you but got interrupted. The rain began around noon.
8. To come into being: when life began.
9. To do or accomplish something in the least degree. Used in the negative with an infinitive: Those measures do not even begin to address the problem.
10. To say as the first in a series of remarks: "I didn't like the movie," he began.
11. To have as a first element or part: The play begins with a monologue.

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Examples

“In prayer, in the light⟳, I see⟳ my kin / I touch⟳ my tree, my roots, my begin⟳”

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