Definitions for Begin

Begin be·gin

Spelling: [bih-gin]
IPA: /bɪˈgɪn/

Begin is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 55 anagrams from letters in Begin (begin).

Definitions for Begin

noun

  1. Menachem [muh-nah-khuh m] /məˈnɑ xəm/ (Show IPA), 1913–92, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1977–83; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.

verb (used with object)

  1. to proceed to perform the first or earliest part of (some action):
  2. to originate; be the originator of:
  3. to succeed to the slightest extent in (followed by an infinitive):

verb (used without object)

  1. to proceed to perform the first or earliest part of some action; commence; start:
  2. to come into existence; arise; originate:

Origin of Begin

before 1000; Middle English beginnen, Old English beginnan, equivalent to be- be- + -ginnan to begin, perhaps orig. to open, akin to yawn

Examples for Begin

But he has played so many of these jokes that they begin to lose their effect.

That kind of compassion might go a long way toward helping us begin to respond to a hurting world.

She suggested the 4th of July to him as the time to begin operations.

My trip takes the reverse path, and I begin by assessing the depth of my Shakespeare knowledge in his birthplace.

We can also begin to plan our wardrobes to match our new and improved selves.

And let there be no misunderstanding—we are going to begin to act, beginning today.

Foreigners, especially Greeks, begin to dominate the country.

He could order the Justice Department to begin the necessary regulatory work.

The bell had rung—the curtain was up and the performances were about to begin.

Christie has problems, and they begin with the fact that photos and videos and memes can haunt us.

Word Value for Begin
Scrable

8

Words with friends

11

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