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
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to take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
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to set in motion, cause to start
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to achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative
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to have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
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to have a beginning characterized in some specified way
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to be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series
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Variants
- synonym
- commencelead offstart
- pasttense
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- presentparticiple
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