Begin

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NOUN

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)

VERB

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense

set in motion, cause to start

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

begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object

achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative

begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language

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