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.