Synonyms for begin

noun 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)

verb take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

verb have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense

verb set in motion, cause to start

verb have a beginning characterized in some specified way

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