begin
English Thesaurus
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) (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | national leader, solon, statesman, |
| definition | : | a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs (noun.person) |
2. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action (verb.change)
| hyponym | : | recommence, |
| definition | : | begin again (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | strike out, |
| definition | : | set out on a course of action (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | fall, |
| definition | : | begin vigorously (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | jump off, |
| definition | : | set off quickly, usually with success (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | get to, |
| definition | : | arrive at the point of (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | auspicate, |
| definition | : | commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | attack, |
| definition | : | set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | break in, |
| definition | : | start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | launch, plunge, |
| definition | : | begin with vigor (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | come on, |
| definition | : | occur or become available (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | embark, enter, |
| definition | : | set out on (an enterprise or subject of study) (verb.change) |
| verb group | : | begin, |
| definition | : | begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language (verb.communication) |
3. set in motion, cause to start (verb.change)
| hyponym | : | recommence, |
| definition | : | cause to start anew (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | set off, |
| definition | : | set in motion or cause to begin (verb.change) |
| cause | : | begin, start, |
| definition | : | have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense (verb.stative) |
| verb group | : | begin, |
| definition | : | have a beginning, of a temporal event (verb.stative) |
4. begin to speak or say (verb.communication)
5. begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language (verb.communication)
6. achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative (verb.social)
7. begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | act, move, |
| definition | : | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) (verb.social) |
| verb group | : | begin, start, |
| definition | : | have a beginning characterized in some specified way (verb.stative) |
8. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense (verb.stative)
| hyponym | : | bud, |
| definition | : | start to grow or develop (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | break out, |
| definition | : | begin suddenly and sometimes violently (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | kick in, set in, |
| definition | : | enter a particular state (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | dawn, |
| definition | : | appear or develop (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | originate, |
| definition | : | begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc. (verb.stative) |
| verb group | : | begin, start, |
| definition | : | have a beginning characterized in some specified way (verb.stative) |
| verb group | : | begin, |
| definition | : | have a beginning, of a temporal event (verb.stative) |
9. have a beginning characterized in some specified way (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | be, |
| definition | : | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) (verb.stative) |
| verb group | : | begin, start, |
| definition | : | begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object (verb.social) |
| verb group | : | begin, start, |
| definition | : | have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense (verb.stative) |
| verb group | : | begin, |
| definition | : | be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series (verb.stative) |
10. have a beginning, of a temporal event (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | be, |
| definition | : | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) (verb.stative) |
| verb group | : | begin, start, |
| definition | : | have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense (verb.stative) |
11. be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series (verb.stative)
| verb group | : | begin, start, |
| definition | : | have a beginning characterized in some specified way (verb.stative) |
12. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action (verb.change)
| antonym | : | end, terminate, |
| definition | : | bring to an end or halt (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | start, |
| definition | : | the beginning of anything (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time, |
| definition | : | the time at which something is supposed to begin (noun.time) |
13. set in motion, cause to start (verb.change)
| antonym | : | end, terminate, |
| definition | : | bring to an end or halt (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | beginning, |
| definition | : | the event consisting of the start of something (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | start, |
| definition | : | the beginning of anything (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time, |
| definition | : | the time at which something is supposed to begin (noun.time) |
14. begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object (verb.social)
| derivation | : | start, |
| definition | : | the beginning of anything (noun.event) |
15. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense (verb.stative)
| antonym | : | cease, end, finish, stop, terminate, |
| definition | : | have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | start, |
| definition | : | the beginning of anything (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time, |
| definition | : | the time at which something is supposed to begin (noun.time) |
16. have a beginning characterized in some specified way (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | start, |
| definition | : | the beginning of anything (noun.event) |
17. be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | beginning, |
| definition | : | the first part or section of something (noun.cognition) |
18. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action (verb.change)
| antonym | : | end, terminate, |
| definition | : | bring to an end or halt (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | start, |
| definition | : | the beginning of anything (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time, |
| definition | : | the time at which something is supposed to begin (noun.time) |
19. set in motion, cause to start (verb.change)
| antonym | : | end, terminate, |
| definition | : | bring to an end or halt (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | beginning, |
| definition | : | the event consisting of the start of something (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | start, |
| definition | : | the beginning of anything (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time, |
| definition | : | the time at which something is supposed to begin (noun.time) |
20. begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object (verb.social)
| derivation | : | start, |
| definition | : | the beginning of anything (noun.event) |
21. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense (verb.stative)
| antonym | : | cease, end, finish, stop, terminate, |
| definition | : | have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | start, |
| definition | : | the beginning of anything (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time, |
| definition | : | the time at which something is supposed to begin (noun.time) |
22. have a beginning characterized in some specified way (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | start, |
| definition | : | the beginning of anything (noun.event) |
23. be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | beginning, |
| definition | : | the first part or section of something (noun.cognition) |
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