Synonym: commence, start, take off. Antonym: conclude, end, finish. Similar words: begin with, to begin with, at the beginning, at the beginning of, beg, be good at, legit, regime. Meaning: [bɪ'gɪn] 
n. 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). v. 1. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action 2. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense 3. set in motion, cause to start 4. begin to speak or say 5. be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series 6. have a beginning, of a temporal event 7. have a beginning characterized in some specified way 8. begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object 9. achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative 10. begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language.
n. 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). v. 1. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action 2. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense 3. set in motion, cause to start 4. begin to speak or say 5. be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series 6. have a beginning, of a temporal event 7. have a beginning characterized in some specified way 8. begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object 9. achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative 10. begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language. 
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241. First, fry the chicken wings in the oil until they begin to brown.
242. If they strike oil, drilling will begin early next year.
243. She started/began working here three months ago. Begin is often used when you are describing a series of events:The story begins on the island of Corfu. Start, but not begin, can also mean 'to start a journey', 'to start something happening' or 'to start a machine working':We'll need to start at 7.00.
244. We begin to see the glimmerings of a solution to the problem.
245. I'm shortly to begin a course on the modern novel.
246. Now I can remember without mourning, and begin to look ahead.
247. The mountaineers did not begin to come down the mountain till they had reached the top.
248. The educative process needs to begin early in a child's life.
249. I didn't break it! It was like that to begin with.
250. The flames begin as a few streaks of red against the pale brown of the walls.
251. The kids helped me to begin with, but they soon got bored.
252. As the film progresses, the threads of the plot slowly begin to unravel.
253. They often find they begin to chat to relieve the boredom of the flight.
254. I found it tiring to begin with but I soon got used to it. Sentencedict.com
255. Can you cue me when you want me to begin speaking?
256. You can add ingredients to these desserts as they begin to set.
257. When these arrangements had been well considered and were fully understood by all five, it was time to begin to carry them into execution.
258. Inactivity can make your joints stiff, and the bones may begin to degenerate.
259. Cooder was encouraged to begin playing the guitar by his father.
260. I shall count up to ten and then we can begin.
261. They are seeking permission to begin criminal proceedings against him for breaking the law on financing political parties.
262. The primroses should begin to seed themselves down the steep hillside.
263. The next round of talks is tentatively scheduled to begin October 21st in Washington.
264. The band was scheduled to begin rehearsals for a concert tour.
265. If you want to learn to play a musical instrument, it might be a good idea to begin on something simple.
266. Begin your story at the beginning, and carry on to the end.
267. It was great to begin with but now it's difficult.
268. We observe that the first calls for radical transformation did not begin until the period of the industrial revolution.
269. The days begin to draw out after the winter solstice.
270. Once the shrubs begin to smother the little plants, we have to move them.
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