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глагол [прошедшее время] began, причастие прошедшего времени begun 1) начинать Например: to begin with something — начинать с (чего-либо) To begin with, I did not see him. — Во-первых, я его не видел. to begin at the beginning — начинать с самого начала Many important businessmen begin as factory workers. — Многие известные бизнесмены начинают в качестве заводских рабочих. Mike and his drinking companions began on their third bottle. — Майк и его собутыльники приступили к третьей бутылке. 2) начинаться Например: The day began with bad news, and looks like getting worse. — День начался с плохих новостей, и, кажется, этим дело не кончится. Синоним(ы): commence, inaugurate, initiate, institute, launch, start Антоним(ы): finish, stop Например: to begin the world — начинать самостоятельную жизнь; вступать в новую жизнь Well begun is half done. [пословица] — Хорошее начало полдела откачало.

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начинать

Англо-русский словарь компьютерных терминов

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verb (began; begun; beginning) Etymology: Middle English beginnen, from Old English beginnan; akin to Old High German biginnan to begin, Old English onginnan intransitive verb 1. to do the first part of an action; go into the first part of a process; start 2. a. to come into existence; arise b. to have a starting point 3. to do or succeed in the least degree Example: I can't begin to tell you how pleased I am transitive verb 1. to set about the activity of; start 2. a. to bring into being; found b. originate, invent Synonyms: 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 Example: begin a trip Example: began dancing. start opposed to stop, applies especially to first actions, steps, or stages Example: the work started slowly. commence can be more formal or bookish than begin or start Example: commence firing Example: commenced a conversation. initiate implies taking a first step in a process or series that is to continue Example: initiated diplomatic contacts. inaugurate suggests a beginning of some formality or notion of significance Example: the discovery of penicillin inaugurated a new era in medicine. usher in is somewhat less weighty than inaugurate Example: ushered in a period of economic decline.

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biographical name Menachem 1913-1992 prime minister of Israel (1977-83)

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The LaTeX command used with end to delimit an environment within which the text is formatted in a certain way. E.g. begintable...endtable.

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