begin

/bi-ˈgin/

Middle English beginnen, going back to Old English beginnan, from be- be--ginnan, going back to Germanic *genn-a-, verbal base of uncertain meaning and origin occurring only with prefixes, found also in Old English onginnan "to be at a starting point, start," Old High German beginnan, Gothic duginnan

verb

  1. to do the first part of an action : go into the first part of a process : start

  2. to come into existence : arise

  3. to have a starting point

began by introducing herself

begin commence start initiate inaugurate usher in mean to take the first step in a course, process, or operation. begin, start, and commence are often interchangeable. begin, opposed to end, is the most general. start, opposed to stop, applies especially to first actions, steps, or stages.

biographical name

  1. Menachem 1913—1992 prime minister of Israel (1977—83)

idiom

  1. —used to indicate that something is so very good or so much appreciated