Begin

Definition of Begin

Be`gin´

v. i.	1.	To have or commence an independent or first existence; to take rise; to commence. [imp. & p. p. Began ( ), Begun ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Beginning ( ).] Vast chain of being! which from God began. - Pope.
	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. When I begin, I will also make an end. - 1 Sam. iii. 12.
v. t.	1.	To enter on; to commence. Ye nymphs of Solyma ! begin the song. - Pope.
	2.	To trace or lay the foundation of; to make or place a beginning of. The apostle begins our knowledge in the creatures, which leads us to the knowledge of God. - Locke.
n.	1.	Beginning.

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