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• BEGIN, MENAḤEM — (1913–1992), Israeli statesman and former commander of the Irgun Ẓeva i Le ummi (IẒL); prime minister of Israel. He served in the First to Tenth Knessets. Begin was born and educated in Brest Litovsk. He graduated with a law degree from Warsaw… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• 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 — ► VERB (beginning; past began; past part. begun) 1) perform or undergo the first part of (an action or activity). 2) come into being. 3) have as its starting point. 4) (begin on/upon) set to work on. 5 …   English terms dictionary

• begin — [v1] start activate, actualize, break ground, break the ice*, bring about, bring to pass, cause, commence, create, do, drive, effect, embark on, enter on, enter upon, establish, eventuate, found, generate, get going, give birth to, give impulse,… …   New thesaurus

• Begin, Menachem — (1919 92)    Born on 16 August 1919 the son of Zeev Dov and Hassia Begin in Brest Litovsk, White Russia (later Poland). Begin was educated in Brest Litovsk at the Mizrachi Hebrew School and later studied and graduated in law at the University of… …   Historical Dictionary of Israel

• begin — 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,… …   English dictionary for students

• begin — v. (beginning; past began; past part. begun) 1 tr. perform the first part of; start (begin work; begin crying; begin to understand). 2 intr. come into being; arise: a in time (war began in 1939). b in space (Wales begins beyond the river). 3 tr.… …   Useful english dictionary

• Begin — v. (beginning; past began; past part. begun) 1 tr. perform the first part of; start (begin work; begin crying; begin to understand). 2 intr. come into being; arise: a in time (war began in 1939). b in space (Wales begins beyond the river). 3 tr.… …   Useful english dictionary

• begin — verb (begins, beginning; past began; past participle begun) 1》 perform or undergo the first part of (an action or activity).     ↘(begin on/upon) set to work on.     ↘start speaking.     ↘(begin with) have as a first element.     ↘(begin at) (of… …   English new terms dictionary

• Begin (band) — Members:* Shimabukuro Masaru * Higa Eisho * Uechi Hitoshi Early careerThe members of BEGIN have been friends since elementary school. They also attended the same senior high school but upon graduation all intended to go their separate ways and… …   Wikipedia

• 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 …