1. Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
   "We began working at dawn"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"
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1. 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)
   - Menachem Begin

Derived forms: beginning, begins, begun

See also: beginner, beginning

Type of: accomplish, achieve, act, attain, be, mouth, move, national leader, reach, solon, speak, statesman, talk, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize

Antonym: end

Encyclopedia: Begin Begin, Menachem Begin, Menachem Wolfovitch

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