Hyphenation of Begin

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Begin? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

Be-gin

Definitions of Begin:

1.
Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
2.
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
3.
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
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5.
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
6.
Begin to speak or say
Now listen
7.
Friends
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He began
9.
Be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series
The number `one' begins the sequence A terrible murder begins the novel The convocation ceremony officially begins the semester
10.
Have a beginning, of a temporal event
WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland The company's Asia tour begins next month
11.
Have a beginning characterized in some specified way
The novel begins with a murder My property begins with the three maple trees Her day begins with a workout The semester begins with a convocation ceremony
12.
Begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
Begin a cigar She started the soup while it was still hot We started physics in 10th grade
13.
Achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative
This economic measure doesn't even begin to deal with the problem of inflation You cannot even begin to understand the problem we had to deal with during the war
14.
Begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language
She began Russian at an early age We started French in fourth grade

Synonyms of Begin:

noun Begin, Menachem Begin, statesman, solon, national leader
verbget down, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
verb start
verblead off, start, commence
verb talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
verb be
verb start, be
verb start, act, move
verb achieve, accomplish, attain, reach

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