BEGIN
Scrabble letter values: B3E1G2I1N1 = 8
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). — synonyms: Menachem_Begin
- verb take the first step or steps in carrying out an action. — synonyms: get_down, get, start_out, start, set_about, set_out, commence
- verb have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense. — synonyms: start
- verb set in motion, cause to start. — synonyms: lead_off, start, commence
- verb begin to speak or say.
- verb be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series.
- verb have a beginning, of a temporal event.
- verb have a beginning characterized in some specified way. — synonyms: start
- verb begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object. — synonyms: start
- verb achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative.
- verb begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language.
Examples
- “We began working at dawn”
- “Who will start?”
- “Get working as soon as the sun rises!”