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Definition of begin

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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. [root]31. See Gin to begin.] 1. To have or commence an independent or first existence; to take rise; to commence. Vast chain of being! which from God began. --Pope. 2. 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.' --Dryden. When I begin, I will also make an end. --1 Sam. iii. 12.
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Begin Be*gin", v. t. 1. To enter on; to commence. Ye nymphs of Solyma ! begin the song. --Pope. 2. 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. --Locke. Syn: To commence; originate; set about; start.
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Begin Be*gin", n. Beginning. [Poetic & Obs.] --Spenser.

Meaning of begin from wikipedia

- Look up begin or begen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Begin or Bégin may refer to: Begin (surname) Begin (band), a ****anese pop trio Begin (David...
- Menachem Begin (Hebrew: מְנַחֵם בֵּגִין Menaḥem Begin, pronounced [menaˈχem ˈbeɡin] ; Polish: Menachem Begin (Polish do****ents, 1931–1937); Russian: Менахем...
- "Begin the Begin" is the first song on R.E.M.'s fourth album, Lifes Rich Pageant. Lead singer Michael Stipe has called it "a song of personal, political...
- Begin (ビギン, Bigin, IPA: [biɡiɴ], stylized as BEGIN) is a ****anese pop rock group from Ishigaki Island in the Yaeyama Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, ****an...
- "Begin the Beguine" is a po****r song written by Cole Porter. Porter composed the song during a 1935 Pacific cruise aboard the Cunard ocean liner Franconia...
- Batman Begins is a 2005 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan and written by Nolan and David S. Goyer. Based on the DC Comics character Batman,...
- Ze'ev Binyamin "Benny" Begin, (Hebrew: זֶאֵב בִּנְיָמִין "בֶּנִי" בֶּגִין; born 1 March 1943) is an Israeli geologist and politician. He was a member...
- Begin Again is a 2013 American musical comedy-drama film written and directed by John Carney and starring Keira Knightley and Mark Ruffalo. Knightley...
- Begin Again may refer to: Begin Again (film), a 2013 film starring Keira Knightley and Mark Ruffalo Begin Again (South Korean TV series), a South Korean...
- The Begin doctrine is the common term for the Israeli government's preventive strike, counter-proliferation policy regarding their potential enemies'...