The event consisting of the start of something.

Polish: powstanie, utworzenie się

The time at which something is supposed to begin.

synonyms: commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time.

Roget 66: beginning, commencement, opening, outset, incipience, inception, inchoation^†; introduction etc. (precursor) 64; alpha, initial; inauguration, debut, le premier pas, embarcation [Fr.], rising of the curtain; maiden speech; outbreak, onset, brunt; initiative, move, first move; narrow end of the wedge, thin end of the wedge; fresh start, new departure.    origin etc. (cause) 153; source, rise; bud, germ etc. 153; egg, rudiment; genesis, primogenesis^†, birth, nativity, cradle, infancy; start, inception, creation, starting point etc. 293; dawn etc. (morning) 125; evolution.    title-page; head, heading; van etc. (front) 234; caption, fatihah^†.    entrance, entry; inlet, orifice, mouth, chops, lips, porch, portal, portico, propylon^†, door; gate, gateway; postern, wicket, threshold, vestibule; propylaeum^†; skirts, border etc. (edge) 231.    first stage, first blush, first glance, first impression, first sight.    rudiments, elements, outlines, grammar, alphabet, ABC.    ... show more

Dutch: show Time, aanvang, begin, beginperiode, intrede, inval, opmaat
Polish: początek

The first part or section of something.

Dutch: proloog, voorspel

The place where something begins, where it springs into being:
— The Italian beginning of the Renaissance.

synonyms: origin, root, rootage, source.

Dutch: bron, begin, kiem, oerbron, oorsprong, origine, wortel
Polish: początek

The act of starting something:
— He was responsible for the beginning of negotiations.

synonyms: commencement, start.

Dutch: aanvang
Polish: zapoczątkowanie, danie początku, zainicjowanie

Serving to begin:
— The beginning canto of the poem.

synonym: first.

Roget 66: beginning etc. v.; initial, initiatory, initiative; inceptive, introductory, incipient; proemial^†, inaugural; inchoate, inchoative^†; embryonic, rudimental; primogenial^†; primeval, primitive, primordial etc. (old) 124; aboriginal; natal, nascent.    first, foremost, leading; maiden.    begun etc. v.; just begun etc. v.. ... show more

Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992).

synonym: Menachem Begin.

Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action.

synonyms: commence, get, get down, set about, set out, start, start out.

Roget 66: begin, start, commence; conceive, open, dawn, set in, take its rise, enter upon, enter; set out etc. (depart) 293; embark in; incept^†.    initiate, launch, inaugurate.    inchoate, rise, arise, originate.    usher in; lead off, lead the way; take the lead, take the initiative; head; stand at the head, stand first, stand for; lay the foundations etc. (prepare) 673; found etc. (cause) 153; set up, set on foot, agoing^†, set abroach^†, set the ball in motion; apply the match to a train; broach; open up, open the door to.    get underway, set about, get to work, set to work, set to; make a beginning, make a start.    handsel; take the first step, lay the first stone, cut the first turf; break ground, break the ice, break cover; pass the Rubicon, cross the Rubicon; open fire, open the ball; ventilate, air; undertake etc. 676.    come into existence, come into the world; make one's debut, take birth; burst forth, break out; spring up, spring forth, crop up, pop up, appear, materialize.    begin at the beginning, begin ab ovo [Lat.].    begin again, begin de novo; start afresh, make a fresh start, take it from the top, shuffle the cards, reshuffle the cards, resume, recommence.    ... show more

Dutch: aangaan, aanvangen, aanzetten, beginnen, inzetten, starten

Have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense:
— The DMZ begins right over the hill.
— The second movement begins after the Allegro.

synonym: start.

Dutch: beginnen, een aanvang nemen, intreden, inzetten

Set in motion, cause to start:
— Begin a new chapter in your life.

synonyms: commence, lead off, start.

Dutch: beginnen, aanvangen, aanvatten, entameren, instellen, inzetten, openen, opstarten, opvatten, starten

Begin to speak or say.

Be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series.

Have a beginning, of a temporal event.

Have a beginning characterized in some specified way:
— The novel begins with a murder.
— My property begins with the three maple trees.
— Her day begins with a workout.
— The semester begins with a convocation ceremony.

synonym: start.

Begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object:
— Begin a cigar.

synonym: start.

Achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative.

Begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language.