Definition (noun) 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)
Definition (verb) take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
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We began working at dawn
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Who will start?
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Get working as soon as the sun rises!
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The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia
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He began early in the day
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Let's get down to work now
Definition (verb) have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
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The DMZ begins right over the hill
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The second movement begins after the Allegro
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Prices for these homes start at $250,000
Definition (verb) set in motion, cause to start
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The U.S. started a war in the Middle East
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The Iraqis began hostilities
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begin a new chapter in your life
Definition (verb) begin to speak or say
Definition (verb) be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series
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The number `one' begins the sequence
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A terrible murder begins the novel
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The convocation ceremony officially begins the semester
Definition (verb) have a beginning, of a temporal event
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WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland
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The company's Asia tour begins next month
Definition (verb) have a beginning characterized in some specified way
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The novel begins with a murder
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My property begins with the three maple trees
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Her day begins with a workout
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The semester begins with a convocation ceremony
Definition (verb) begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
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begin a cigar
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She started the soup while it was still hot
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We started physics in 10th grade
Definition (verb) achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative
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This economic measure doesn't even begin to deal with the problem of inflation
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You cannot even begin to understand the problem we had to deal with during the war
Definition (verb) begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language
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She began Russian at an early age
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We started French in fourth grade