begin

begin
begin [bē gin′, bigin′]
vi.
began, begun, beginning [ME biginnen < OE beginnan; akin to Ger beginnen, Goth duginnan]
1. to start doing, acting, going, etc.; get under way
2. to come into being; arise
3. to have a first part or element [the Bible begins with Genesis]
4. to be or do in the slightest degree: used with an infinitive [they don't begin to compare]
vt.
1. to cause to start; set about; commence
2. to cause to come into being; originate
3. to be the first part or element of
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to begin with
as the first point or consideration
SYN.- BEGIN, the most general of these terms, indicates merely a setting into motion of some action, process, or course [to begin eating ]; COMMENCE, the more formal term, is used with reference to a ceremony or an elaborate course of action [to commence a court action ]; START carries the particular implication of leaving a point of departure in any kind of progression [to start a journey, the boulder started a landslide ]; INITIATE, in this connection, refers to the carrying out of the first steps in some course or process, with no indication of what is to follow [to initiate peace talks ]; INAUGURATE suggests a formal or ceremonial beginning or opening [to inaugurate a new library ] –ANT. END2, FINISH, CONCLUDE

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