Dictionary Check: begin

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"begin" is a valid word!

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Words with Friends 11 points

Definition

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)

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verb

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

Example: "We began working at dawn"
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verb

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

Example: "The DMZ begins right over the hill"
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verb

set in motion, cause to start

Example: "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"
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verb

begin to speak or say

Example: "β€˜Now listen, friends’, he began"
verb

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

Example: "The number β€˜one’ begins the sequence"

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