(v): have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
(v): set in motion, cause to start
(v): begin to speak or say
(v): express in speech
(v): be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series
(v): have a beginning, of a temporal event
(v): have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
(v): have a beginning characterized in some specified way
(v): have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
(v): begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
(v): perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
(v): achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative
(v): to gain with effort
(v): begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language
(n): 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)
(n): a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs