begin
Set in motion
Begin means to start or commence something, or to come into being.
It applies equally to actions, processes, and states: Let's begin the meeting, Winter begins in December, She began to understand his point.
Begin often implies the first step in a sequence that will continue or develop.
The past tense is began; the past participle is begun.
Unlike start, begin tends toward slightly more formal contexts and doesn't extend to mechanical operations—you start a car, not begin it.
To set going
- initiateTo set in motion
- embarkBoard for travel
- inaugurateBegin officially, with ceremony
- launchSet into motion
activate · trigger · kickoff · undertake · establish · introduce · implement · enact
Founding moment
- genesisPoint of creation
- outsetInitial point of something
- onsetStarting point of something
- thresholdPoint of beginning
emergence · birth · conception · infancy · dawn · source · root · seed
start
To set going
- initiateTo set in motion
- embarkBoard for travel
- inaugurateBegin officially, with ceremony
launch · activate · trigger · kickoff · undertake · establish · introduce · implement · enact · debut
inception
Founding moment
threshold · emergence · birth · conception · infancy · dawn · source · root · seed · foundation
sunrise
Morning light's arrival
- daybreakMorning's first light
- morningDay's early hours
- first lightEarliest morning brightness
daylight · awakening · cockcrow · sunup · early · horizon · glimmer · break of day
anew
In a fresh manner
restart · reset · reboot · recommence · resume · renew · regenerate · revive · rebirth · fresh start
- from the beginningSince the origin point
- begin againStart from scratch
- to begin withAt the outset
- new beginningChance to start again
- beginner's luckNovice's unearned early success
- in the beginningAt the start