English > begin: 11 senses > verb 1, change| Meaning | Take the first ... / first step or steps in carrying out an action. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s VERB-ing |
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| Model | They begin moving; They begin to move |
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| Synonyms | get down, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence |
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| Narrower | attack | set to work upon |
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| auspicate | commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck |
| break in | start in a certain activity, enterprise / enterprise, or role |
| come on | Occur or become available |
| embark, enter | Set out on (an enterprise or subject of study) |
| fall | Begin vigorously |
| get cracking, bestir oneself, get going, get moving, get weaving, get started, get rolling | start to be active |
| get to | arrive at the point of |
| jump off | set off quickly, usually with success |
| plunge, launch | Begin with vigor |
| recommence | Begin again |
| strike out | Set out on a course of action |
| Opposite | end, terminate | Bring to an end or halt |
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| Similar to | begin | Begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language |
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| Spanish | comenzar, empezar, estrenar, iniciar, originar, partir, principiar |
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| Catalan | començar, donar començament, estrenar, iniciar, originar, principiar |
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| Nouns | beginner | someone new to a field / field or activity |
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| beginning | the act of starting something |
English > begin: 11 senses > verb 2, stative| Meaning | Have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Something ----s something |
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| Examples | - "The DMZ begins right over the hill"
- "The second movement begins after the Allegro"
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| Synonym | start |
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| Caused by | begin, lead off, start, commence | set in motion, cause to start |
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| Narrower | break out | Begin suddenly and sometimes violently |
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| bud | start to grow or develop |
| dawn | Appear or develop |
| erupt, break out | start abruptly |
| originate | Begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc. |
| set in, kick in | Enter a particular state |
| Opposite | end, stop, finish, terminate, cease | Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense |
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| Similar to | begin, start | Have a beginning characterized in some specified way |
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| begin | Have a beginning, of a temporal event |
| Spanish | comenzar, empezar, estrenar, iniciar, partir, surgir |
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| Catalan | començar, estrenar, iniciar |
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English > begin: 11 senses > verb 3, change| Meaning | set in motion, cause to start. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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| Example | "begin a new chapter in your life" |
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| Synonyms | lead off, start, commence |
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| Cause to | begin, start | Have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense |
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| Narrower | inaugurate, usher in, introduce | Be a precursor of |
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| jumpstart, jump-start | start or re-start vigorously |
| recommence | Cause to start anew |
| set off | set in motion or cause to begin |
| start, start up, embark on, commence | get off the ground |
| Opposite | end, terminate | Bring to an end or halt |
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| Similar to | begin | Have a beginning, of a temporal event |
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| Spanish | arrancar, comenzar, empezar, estrenar, iniciar, originar, partir, principiar |
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| Catalan | començar, donar començament, estrenar, iniciar, originar |
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| Nouns | beginner | a person who founds or establishes some institution |
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| beginning | the event consisting of the start of something |
