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Beginning
noun 1.The event consisting of the start of something. 3.The first part or section of something. 4.The place where something begins, where it springs into being. Synonyms: origin, root, rootage, source. "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation" , "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River" , "Communism's Russian root" adjective 1.Serving to begin. Synonym: first. "The first verse"
Begin
verb (past & past part. began, begun; pres. part. beginning) 1.Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action. Synonyms: commence, get, get down, set about, set out, start, start out. "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" 2.Have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense. Synonym: start. "The second movement begins after the Allegro" , "Prices for these homes start at $250,000" 3.Set in motion, cause to start. Synonyms: commence, lead off, start. "The Iraqis began hostilities" , "Begin a new chapter in your life" 5.Be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series. "A terrible murder begins the novel" , "The convocation ceremony officially begins the semester" 6.Have a beginning, of a temporal event. "The company's Asia tour begins next month" 7.Have a beginning characterized in some specified way. Synonym: start. "My property begins with the three maple trees" , "Her day begins with a workout" , "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony" 8.Begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object. Synonym: start. "She started the soup while it was still hot" , "We started physics in 10th grade" 9.Achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative. "You cannot even begin to understand the problem we had to deal with during the war" 10.Begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language. "We started French in fourth grade"
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