Nouns (2)
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Begin, Menachem Begin
n. 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)
Verbs (4)
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begin
v. 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"; "You cannot even begin to understand the problem we had to deal with during the war"
begin
v. begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language; "She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade"
begin, start
v. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"
Adverbs (3)
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formally
adv. in a formal manner; "he was dressed rather formally"
formally, officially
adv. with official authorization; "the club will be formally recognized"
Adjectives (0)
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Fuzzynyms (63)
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launch, run, start, execute a program
v. to execute a program or a command
originate
v. begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.; "The flight originates in Calcutta"
start, start up, embark on, commence
v. get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"
begin
v. begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language; "She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade"
begin, start
v. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"
begin
v. 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"; "You cannot even begin to understand the problem we had to deal with during the war"
launch, run, start, execute a program
v. to execute a program or a command
originate
v. begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.; "The flight originates in Calcutta"
start, start up, embark on, commence
v. get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"
dawn
v. become light; "It started to dawn, and we had to get up"
seem
v. appear to one's own mind or opinion; "I seem to be misunderstood by everyone"; "I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters"
arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand up
v. rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"
emerge
v. become known or apparent; "Some nice results emerged from the study"
hit, strike
v. affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely; "We were hit by really bad weather"; "He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager"; "The earthquake struck at midnight"
stretch, stretch out
v. extend one's body or limbs; "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours"
follow through, follow up, follow out, carry out, implement, put through, go through
v. pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue; "Did he go through with the treatment?"; "He implemented a new economic plan"; "She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal"
launch, run, start, execute a program
v. to execute a program or a command
start, start up, embark on, commence
v. get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"
dawn
v. become light; "It started to dawn, and we had to get up"
seem
v. appear to one's own mind or opinion; "I seem to be misunderstood by everyone"; "I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters"
arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand up
v. rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"
emerge
v. become known or apparent; "Some nice results emerged from the study"
hit, strike
v. affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely; "We were hit by really bad weather"; "He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager"; "The earthquake struck at midnight"
stretch, stretch out
v. extend one's body or limbs; "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours"
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Antonyms (44)
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finish, end, terminate
v. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"
close, come together
v. come together, as if in an embrace; "Her arms closed around her long lost relative"
end, terminate
v. be the end of; be the last or concluding part of; "This sad scene ended the movie"
dissolve
v. cause to fade away; "dissolve a shot or a picture"
close
v. bring together all the elements or parts of; "Management closed ranks"
close
v. finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"
complete, finish
v. come or bring to a finish or an end; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours"
culminate
v. bring to a head or to the highest point; "Seurat culminated pointillism"
decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate
v. bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"
end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
v. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"
conclude
v. bring to a close; "The committee concluded the meeting"
culminate, climax
v. end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage; "The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace"
die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it
v. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"
informally
adv. without formality; "he visited us informally"
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