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

  Example: "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

  Example: "Begin a cigar"

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

  Example: "The DMZ begins right over the hill"

• verb:   have a beginning characterized in some specified way

  Example: "The novel begins with a murder"

• verb:   have a beginning, of a temporal event

  Example: "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

  Example: "The number 'one' begins the sequence"

• verb:   set in motion, cause to start

  Example: "Begin a new chapter in your life"

• verb:   begin to speak or say
• verb:   begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language
• verb:   take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
• name:  A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #8329)

Related words...
Related quotations...