Synonyms of BEGAN

verb

1. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

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   • GET4
   • START5
   • COMMENCE16

   Also: get down, start out, set about, set out.

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

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   • START5

3. set in motion, cause to start

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   • START5
   • COMMENCE16

   Also: lead off.

4. begin to speak or say

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

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6. have a beginning, of a temporal event

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7. have a beginning characterized in some specified way

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   • START5

8. begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object

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   • START5

9. achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative

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10. begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language

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