Definition of "Begin" :

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

verb: set in motion, cause to start

"Begin a new chapter in your life."

verb: begin to speak or say

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

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

"This economic measure doesn't even begin to deal with the problem of inflation."

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

"Begin a cigar."

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

"The DMZ begins right over the hill."

verb: have a beginning characterized in some specified way

"The novel begins with a murder."

verb: have a beginning, of a temporal event

"The company's Asia tour begins next month."

verb: be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series

"The number one' begins the sequence."