Смысл: begin

begin[bıʹgın]
v (began; begun)
<Í> 1. начинать; приступать (к чему л.)
to begin at the beginning - начинать с самого начала
to begin again - начать снова /сначала/
that's wrong, let's begin again - это неправильно, давайте начнём сначала /повторим/
to begin on - а) браться за (что-л.); б) брать начало от (чего-л.)
to begin over - начинать сызнова
to begin upon = to begin on
to begin with - начать с (чего-л.) [см. тж. 2 и ♢ ]
to begin the score - спорт. открывать счёт
he began studying /to study/ English - он начал изучать английский язык
he began his breakfast - он принялся за завтрак
we begin at page three - начнём с третьей страницы
where to begin? - с чего начать?
where do we begin? - с чего мы начнём?
I do not know how to begin - а) не знаю, с чего начать; б) не знаю, за что взяться; ≅ работы по горло
2. начинаться
to begin with - начинаться с (чего-л.) [см. тж. 1 и ♢ ]
the word begins with a capital letter - слово начинается с заглавной буквы
the play begins with a prologue - пьеса начинается с пролога /открывается прологом/
the performance begins at seven - представление начинается в 7 часов
it is beginning to rain - начинается дождь
when did life begin on Earth? - когда возникла жизнь на Земле?
3. основывать, создавать
they began the club a year ago - клуб открыли год назад
4. (обыкн. с отрицанием) амер. эмоц.-усил. быть далёким от, даже не приближаться к
the machine does not begin to meet the specifications - машина ни в коей мере не отвечает техническим условиям
I do not begin to understand you - отказываюсь вас понимать; я совершенно вас не понимаю
they do not begin to compare - их совершенно нельзя сравнивать; ≅ одному далеко до другого
the statement does not begin to be comprehensible enough - заявление крайне невразумительно
♢ to begin with - а) во-первых, прежде всего; начать с того, что ...; to begin with, I did not see him - во-первых, я его не видел; б) сначала, на первых порах; [см. тж. 1, 2 и ♢ ]
to begin at the wrong end - начать не с того конца, неудачно взяться за дело
to begin the world - начинать самостоятельную жизнь
well begun is half done - посл. хорошее начало полдела откачало

begin Идиома

charity begins at home

"first help the needy in your own community; then help others" If you want to help the poor, remember that charity begins at home.

at the beginning

at the starting point of在…开头
They sang a song at the beginning of the meeting．会议开始时他们唱了一首歌。

begin with

start with；continue from由…开始
The first word of a sentence should begin with a capital letter．句子的第一个词应以大写字母开头。
I'll ask you to read the poen，beginning with Jane．现在我要请你们读这首诗，从简开始。
Begin with this one and do the others afterwards．先做这个，然后再做其他。

from beginning to end

from first to last自始至终
The story was interesting from beginning to end．这个故事从头到尾都很有趣。

to begin with

in the first place首先；第一点
To begin with， there must be close cooperation between them．首先，在他们之间要有密切的合作。

beginning of the end

Idiom(s): beginning of the end

Theme: ENDINGS

the start of the termination of something or of someone's death.
• When he stopped coughing and remained still, I knew it was the beginning of the end.
• The enormous federal deficit marked the beginning of the end as far as our standard of living is concerned.

begin to see the light

Idiom(s): begin to see the light

Theme: UNDERSTANDING

to begin to understand (something).
• My algebra class is hard for me, but I’m beginning to see the light.
• I was totally confused, but I began to see the light after your explanation.

begin to see daylight

Idiom(s): begin to see daylight

Theme: ENDINGS

to begin to see the end of a long task.
• I've been working on my thesis for two years, and at last I'm beginning to see daylight.
• I've been so busy. Only in the last week have I begun to see daylight.

A good beginning makes a good end.

If a task is carefully planned, there's a better chance that it will be done well.

Charity begins at home.

A person's first duty is to help and care for his own family.

begin with|begin

adv. phr. As a preliminary statement; in the first place. To begin with, you are far too young to get married.

begin

begin
In addition to the idioms beginning with begin, also see charity begins at home; see the light; to start with.
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- begin to see daylight
- begin to see the light
- begin with
- beginning of the end, the

beginner's luck

beginner's luck
Good fortune in a first attempt or effort, as in I often use a brand-new recipe for a dinner party; I trust beginner's luck. [Late 1800s]

beginning of the end, the

beginning of the end, the
The start of a bad outcome (ruin, disaster, catastrophe, death), as in Joe's failing two of his courses was the beginning of the end; he dropped out soon afterward. This phrase, at first (16th century) used only to describe an approaching death, gained a new meaning after the French lost the battle of Leipzig in 1813 and Talleyrand said to Napoleon, “C'est le commencement de la fin” (“It's the beginning of the end”).