begin verb

• set in motion, cause to start

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

  "The Iraqis began hostilities"

  "begin a new chapter in your life"
  -bídó
• 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"
  -bídó
• take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

  "We began working at dawn"

  "Who will start?"

  "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"

  "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"

  "He began early in the day"

  "Let's get down to work now"
  -bídó