begin
verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026
to start an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
Framework senses
- §1
- to take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
- §2
- to set in motion, cause to start
- §3
- to achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative
- §4
- to start an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
- §5
- to have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
- §6
- to have a beginning characterized in some specified way
- §7
- to be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series