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nnoun.personIsraeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)Synset:Begin Menachem Begin
Instance Hypernyms:national leader solon statesman
Inherited Hypernyms:beginstatesmanpoliticianleaderpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:beginstatesmanpoliticianleaderpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.changetake the first step or steps in carrying out an actionSynset:commence get get down set about set out start start out
Examples:- We began working at dawn
- Who will start?
- Get working as soon as the sun rises!
- The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia
- He began early in the day
- Let's get down to work now
Antonyms:end
Derivationally Related Form:startcommencementbeginningstarterbeginner
Inherited Hypernyms:get down
Direct Hyponyms:attackauspicatebestir oneselfbreak income onembarkenterfallget crackingget goingget movingget rollingget startedget toget weavingjump offlaunchplungerecommencestrike out
Full Troponyms:attackauspicatebreak income onembarkfallget crackingget tojump offplungerecommencestrike outtake up
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s to INFINITIVE | Somebody ---s VERB-ing | They --- moving (apply to: begin, commence, start, set about, get) | They --- to move (apply to: begin, start)
vverb.stativehave a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative senseSynset:start
Examples:- The DMZ begins right over the hill
- The second movement begins after the Allegro
- Prices for these homes start at $250,000
Antonyms:end
Derivationally Related Form:start
Inherited Hypernyms:begin
Direct Hyponyms:break outbuddawneruptkick inoriginateset in
Full Troponyms:break outbuddawneruptoriginateset in
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something ---s something | Something is ---ing PP
vverb.changeset in motion, cause to startSynset:commence lead off start
Examples:- The U.S. started a war in the Middle East
- The Iraqis began hostilities
- begin a new chapter in your life
Antonyms:end
Derivationally Related Form:startcommencementbeginningbeginner
Inherited Hypernyms:begin
Direct Hyponyms:commenceembark oninaugurateintroducejump-startjumpstartrecommenceset offstartstart upusher in
Causes:begin start
Full Troponyms:call to orderdedicateinauguratejumpstartopenrecommenceset offstartswear in
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.communicationbegin to speak or sayExamples:- 'Now listen, friends', he began
Hypernyms:mouth speak talk utter verbalise verbalize
Inherited Hypernyms:begintalkcommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | They won't --- the story (apply to: begin)
vverb.stativebe the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a seriesExamples:- The number 'one' begins the sequence
- A terrible murder begins the novel
- The convocation ceremony officially begins the semester
Derivationally Related Form:beginning
Inherited Hypernyms:begin
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.stativehave a beginning, of a temporal eventExamples:- WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland
- The company's Asia tour begins next month
Hypernyms:be
Inherited Hypernyms:beginbe
Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP
vverb.stativehave a beginning characterized in some specified waySynset:start
Examples:- The novel begins with a murder
- My property begins with the three maple trees
- Her day begins with a workout
- The semester begins with a convocation ceremony
Derivationally Related Form:start
Hypernyms:be
Inherited Hypernyms:beginbe
Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP
vverb.socialbegin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct objectSynset:start
Examples:- begin a cigar
- She started the soup while it was still hot
- We started physics in 10th grade
Derivationally Related Form:start
Hypernyms:act move
Inherited Hypernyms:beginact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.socialachieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negativeExamples:- This economic measure doesn't even begin to deal with the problem of inflation
- You cannot even begin to understand the problem we had to deal with during the war
Hypernyms:accomplish achieve attain reach
Inherited Hypernyms:beginachievesucceed
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.communicationbegin to speak, understand, read, and write a languageExamples:- She began Russian at an early age
- We started French in fourth grade
Inherited Hypernyms:begin
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something