Begin synonyms and antonyms
bĭ-gĭn'
Category:
Part of speech:
To take the first step in doing:
To celebrate formally the first public use of; dedicate
set-in-motion
(Idiomatic) to trigger movement, to get going
set-to-work
(Intransitive, idiomatic) To begin working.
end (antonym)
To come to an end; terminate
strike-up
(Intransitive, idiomatic)To start something, usually playing live music.
To push, drive, or move forward; propel
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To lay the base of; set for support; base
To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself.
To put (an inactive military unit) on an active status by assigning personnel, equipment, etc. to it
embark upon
To get under way
enter upon
To get under way
jump-off
To move from an elevated place by one jump.
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To take root, become established.
crop-up
(Intransitive, idiomatic) To occur, especially suddenly or unexpectedly.
To create or produce by penetrating forcibly:
To be the cause of; bring about; make happen; effect, induce, produce, compel, etc.
(Physics) To bring about (an electric or magnetic effect) in a body by exposing it to the influence or variation of a field of force
To get under way
To bring into practice or use; introduce by first doing or using; start
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(Econ.) To create (anything having exchange value)
To launch is defined as to set something in motion, to start something or to forcefully throw something.
To prepare for and present
(Intransitive) To begin to operate.
start-off
To set out on a trip.
start on
To get under way
To get under way
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To cause to take place.
set going
To get under way
To establish, organize, or introduce:
To deliberately begin to do (something):
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enter on
To get under way
To get under way
To get under way
To track down and intimidate.
To get under way
To impart motion or the appearance of motion to.
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To get involved in.
lead the way
To get under way
give impulse to
To get under way
To get under way
To produce as a result of a chemical or physical process:
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To make actual or real; realize in action
To make (something or someone) known by formal announcement or recommendation.
To bring into being; create or start:
To cause (an institution, for example) to come into existence or begin operating; found; set up.
To keep animals and have them reproduce in a way that improves the next generation’s qualities.
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(Now Rare) To compel; require; force
To get under way
get the show on the road
To get under way
(Baseball, softball) An expression used at the beginning of a game of baseball.
dive-in
(Idiomatic) To start a new endeavor enthusiastically and wholeheartedly.
take-the-plunge
(Idiomatic) To get engaged
get-one-s-feet-wet
(Idiomatic) To begin gaining experience; To take a risk and try something new.
To increase in size, volume, or level:
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proceed from
To come into being
To come into being
To become a participant, member, or part of; join:
To grow or to cause to sprout
To rise suddenly and quickly from or as from a sitting or lying position
(Intransitive, figuratively) To come rapidly into existence.
be born
To come into being
come into the world
To come into being
come to birth
To come into being
To come or send forth, as from a source:
come into existence
To come into being
To occur is to happen or to be found.
issue forth
To come into being
stem from
To come into being
spring from
To come into being
come-from
To be derived from.
derive from
To come into being
grow-out-of
(Idiomatic, by extension) To become too mature for something.
To reach the best or most vigorous stage
To begin to thrive or flourish; develop
have origin
To come into being
raise its head
To come into being
rear its head
To come into being
subside (antonym)
To sit down slowly; settle down:
in principio
A beginning, or first stage
(Intransitive) To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.
To enter upon or have a beginning; start.
To bring about; make happen; cause or accomplish:
To provide with, or affect as, a motive or motives; incite, impel, or encourage
take-the-lead
(Idiomatic) To become the leader, to advance into first place.
To erupt
coincide (related)
To produce through artistic or imaginative effort:
To initiate (an action); set off
To serve as the activating or animating influence of or in; stir up; activate
To bring up; rear:
To cause to work:
(Intransitive) To reveal oneself; to become communicative.
To fasten by means of tackle
plunge into
To get under way
(Baseball) To be the first batter of an inning.
(Idiomatic, colloquial, euphemistic) To die or quit permanently.
get on the ball
To get under way
get on the beam
To get under way
go to it
To get under way
get down to
To get under way
(Idiomatic) To start hurrying to undertake a task.
open the door to
To get under way
touch a match to
To get under way
throw the first stone
To get under way
(Idiomatic) To start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness.
be in on the ground floor
To get under way
start-the-ball-rolling
Alternative form of get the ball rolling.
get under way
To come into being
aborning
Coming into being or being created.
ab-ovo
(Astronomy) Designates the brightest star in a constellation.
catechumenical
Of or pertaining to catechumens.
Rudimentary; incipient:
Being, or serving as, a productive source or influence
Chaotic, disordered, confused; also, incoherent, rambling.
Beginning to exist or appear:
Tending or used to initiate.
Beginning to form, start, grow, or develop
About to produce or come forth with something, such as an idea or a discovery.
(Anthrop.) Of or having to do with a preliterate, generally isolated, culture with a relatively low level of technology
(Biol.) Earliest formed in the development of an organism, organ, structure, etc.; primitive
(Biology) Imperfectly or incompletely developed:
Beginning means the moment or place when something started.
A ceremony at which academic degrees or diplomas are conferred.
The beginning of some process, chain of events, etc.
The beginning of a course of action:
exordium
The introduction to a paper or discourse.
A foundation is defined as an organization set up to finance or complete projects, usually for a non-profit organization such as a school or a church.
A wish or urge from within; an impulse.
The definition of inauguration is the official start of something, especially the start of a new person holding political office.
The creation or beginning of something; the establishment.
A state of nascency; a quality of incipience.
The act or process of initiating something.
A change effected by innovating; a change in customs; something new, and contrary to established customs, manners, or rites.
The beginning or start of something:
The initial stage of something; the beginning:
primordium
(Embryology) The first recognizable aggregation of cells that will form a distinct organ or part of the embryo
principium
A principle
To cause to take action:
To use force against in order to harm; start a fight with; strike out at with physical or military force; assault
To open, to make an opening into; to pierce.
To go aboard a vessel or aircraft, as at the start of a journey.
To bring into existence; give rise to:
To come into existence:
To begin or introduce something new.
To start a dance step on a specified foot.
To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote.
setin
To get under way
die (antonym)
To become indifferent; to cease to be subject.
finish (antonym)
To complete a contest in a specified position
conclude (antonym)
To bring to a close; end; finish
consummate (antonym)
The definition of consummate is defined as accomplish or complete.
menachem begin
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)
To depress; discourage; fatigue.
To arrive at; reach:
continue (related)
begin again (related)
give birth to
To get under way
To provide occasion for; cause:
Synonym Study
- Inaugurate suggests a formal or ceremonial beginning or opening to inaugurate a new library
- Initiate , in this connection, refers to the carrying out of the first steps in some course or process, with no indication of what is to follow to initiate peace talks
- Start is sometimes interchangeable with begin , but carries the particular implication of leaving a point of departure in any kind of progression to start a journey, the boulder started a landslide
- Commence , a more formal term, is used esp. with reference to a ceremony or an elaborate course of action to commence a court action
- Begin , the most general of these terms, indicates merely a setting into motion of some action, process, or course to begin eating
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