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• begin — begin, commence, start, initiate, inaugurate are comparable when they mean to set something going or in progress or to take the first step in a course, process, or operation. Begin, commence, and start are also used intransitively with the… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Begun — Begin Be*gin , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Began}, {Begun}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beginning}.] [AS. beginnan (akin to OS. biginnan, D. & G. beginnen, OHG. biginnan, Goth., du ginnan, Sw. begynna, Dan. begynde); pref. be + an assumed ginnan. [root]31. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• begin — see charity begins at home life begins at forty the longest journey begins with a single step when things are at the worst they begin to mend the sooner begun, the sooner done well begun is half done …   Proverbs new dictionary

• Begin — Be*gin , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Began}, {Begun}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beginning}.] [AS. beginnan (akin to OS. biginnan, D. & G. beginnen, OHG. biginnan, Goth., du ginnan, Sw. begynna, Dan. begynde); pref. be + an assumed ginnan. [root]31. See {Gin} to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• begin — [[t]bɪgɪ̱n[/t]] ♦ begins, beginning, began, begun 1) VERB To begin to do something means to start doing it. [V to inf] He stood up and began to move around the room... [V to inf] The weight loss began to look more serious... [ …   English dictionary

• begin — /bI gIn/ past tense began begun / gVn/ verb (I, T) 1 START DOING/FEELING to start doing something or start feeling a particular way: begin to do sth: We began to wonder if the train would ever arrive. | begin: I ll begin when you re ready. |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• begin — [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 …  

• Iran–United States relations — Political relations between Iran and the United States began in the mid to late 1800s, but had little importance or controversy until the post World War II era of the Cold War and of petroleum exports from the Persian Gulf. Since then they have… …   Wikipedia

• open — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unclosed (see opening); unfilled, unengaged; free, public; unrestrained, unrestricted; frank, overt; spread out, unfolded, revealed. v. unfasten; unfold, spread out; reveal, disclose; start,… …   English dictionary for students

• initiate — initiator, n. v. /i nish ee ayt /; adj., n. /i nish ee it, ayt /, v., initiated, initiating, adj., n. v.t. 1. to begin, set going, or originate: to initiate major social reforms. 2. to introduce into the knowledge of some art or subject. 3. to… …   Universalium

• initiate — in•i•ti•ate v. [[t]ɪˈnɪʃ iˌeɪt[/t]] adj., n. [[t] ɪt, ˌeɪt[/t]] v. at•ed, at•ing, adj. n. 1) to begin, set going, or originate: to initiate major social reforms[/ex] 2) to introduce into the knowledge of some art or subject 3) to admit into the… …   From formal English to slang