BEGIN
Definition of BEGIN
- (verb)take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
- (verb)have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
- (verb)set in motion, cause to start
- (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
- (verb)begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
- (verb)achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative
- (verb)begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language