begin


Meanings

  • 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)
  • take the first step or steps in carrying out an action;
  • have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense;
    • "The DMZ begins right over the hill"
    • "The second movement begins after the Allegro"
  • set in motion, cause to start;
    • "begin a new chapter in your life"
  • begin to speak or say; he began
  • 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"
  • have a beginning, of a temporal event;
    • "The company's Asia tour begins next month"
  • 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"
  • begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object;
    • "begin a cigar"
  • 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 to speak, understand, read, and write a language;
  • BEGIN v GAN, -GUN, -GINNING, -GINS to start


Scrabble Score: 8

begin is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

begin is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

begin is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 11

begin is a valid Words With Friends word