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41begin — [OE] Begin comes from a prehistoric West Germanic compound verb *biginnan, which also produced German and Dutch beginnen; the origin of the second element, *ginnan, is not known for certain. The form gin was common in the Middle Ages and up until …
42begin — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To get under way] Syn. start, cause, initiate, inaugurate, commence, occasion, impel, produce, effect, set in motion, launch, mount, start up, start off, start on, start in, take up, induce, create, bring about, get going,… …
43begin — [c]/bəˈgɪn / (say buh gin) verb (began, begun, beginning) –verb (i) 1. to enter upon an action; take the first step; commence; start. 2. to come into existence; arise; originate. –verb (t) 3. to take the first step in; set about; start; commence …
44begin — v. 1) (D; intr.) to begin by, with (they began by saying a prayer; or; they began with a prayer) 2) (E) she began to work 3) (G) she began working * * * [bɪ gɪn] with (they began by saying a prayer: or: they began with a prayer) (D; intr.) to… …
45begin — Ho omaka, ho okumu; oia (as a race). ♦ To begin again, ho omaka hou. ♦ To begin work, as a job, komo i ka hana …
46begin — See begin, commence …
47Begin — Recorded as Beg, Begg, a bewildering range of diminutives inclding Beggan, Beagin, Begin, Began, Beggan, Beggin, Biggan, Bigane, and the patronymic Beggs and Beggson, this unusual name is Scottish and Northern Irish. It is, or rather was a… …
48Begin — be·gin || bɪ gɪn n. family name; Menachem Begin (1913 1992) Zionist leader, 6th Israeli prime minister (1977 1983) who was awarded the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize jointly to Egyptian president Anwar al Sadat …
49begin at — (of a commodity) have as its lowest price. → begin …
50begin — verb 1) we began work Syn: start, commence, set about, go about, embark on, launch into, get down to, take up; initiate, set in motion, institute, inaugurate, get ahead with; informal get cracking on, get going on Ant …
