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| Sounds | bihgih'n |
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| Rhymes | Adrenalin, aflatoxin, Aiken, and 212 more rhymes in ihn at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | 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). |
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| Synonyms | Menachem Begin |
| Broader | statesman, solon, national leader |
| Meaning | Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s VERB-ing |
| Model | They begin moving; They begin to move |
| Synonyms | get down, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence |
| Narrower | recommence; strike out; fall; jump off; get to; auspicate; attack; break in; plunge, launch; come on; embark, enter; get cracking, bestir oneself, get going, get moving, get weaving, get started, get rolling |
| Contrary | end, terminate |
| Similar to | begin |
| Nouns | beginner; beginning |
| Meaning | Have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro" |
| Synonyms | start |
| Caused by | begin, lead off, start, commence |
| Narrower | erupt, break out; bud; break out; set in, kick in; dawn; originate |
| Contrary | end, stop, finish, terminate, cease |
| Similar to | begin, start; begin |
| Meaning | Set in motion, cause to start. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "begin a new chapter in your life" |
| Synonyms | lead off, start, commence |
| Cause to | begin, start |
| Narrower | jumpstart, jump-start; recommence; inaugurate, usher in, introduce; set off; start, start up, embark on, commence |
| Contrary | end, terminate |
| Similar to | begin |
| Nouns | beginner; beginning |
| Meaning | Begin to speak or say. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
| Model | They won't begin the story |
| Broader | talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise |
| Meaning | Be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something |
| Examples | "The number 'one' begins the sequence"; "A terrible murder begins the novel"; "The convocation ceremoney officially begins the semester" |
| Similar to | begin, start |
| Nouns | beginning |
| Meaning | Have a beginning, of a temporal event. |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP |
| Examples | "The company's Asia tour begins next month" |
| Broader | be |
| Similar to | begin, lead off, start, commence; begin, start |
| Meaning | Have a beginning characterized in some specified way. |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP |
| Examples | "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" |
| Synonyms | start |
| Broader | be |
| Similar to | begin, start; begin, start; begin |
| Meaning | Begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "begin a cigar" |
| Synonyms | start |
| Broader | act, move |
| Similar to | begin, start |
| Meaning | Achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something |
| Examples | "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" |
| Broader | achieve, accomplish, attain, reach |
| Meaning | Begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Similar to | get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence |