BEGIN

Definitions

1. 1. To have or commence an independent or first existence; to take rise; to commence. Vast chain of being! which from God began. Pope.
2. 2. To do the first act or the first part of an action; to enter upon or commence something new, as a new form or state of being, or course of action; to take the first step; to start. "Tears began to flow." Dryden. When I begin, I will also make an end. 1 Sam. iii. 12.