To take the first step in performing an action; start.
To come into being: when life began.
To do or accomplish in the least degree: Those measures do not even begin to address the problem.
verb, transitive
To take the first step in doing; start: began work.
To cause to come into being; originate.
To come first in: The numeral 1 begins the sequence.
(bāˈgĭn), Menachem 1913-1992.
Russian-born Israeli politician. He led (1943-1948) Irgun, the Zionist underground movement in Palestine. After the establishment of Israel, Begin became a political leader known for his hard-line views on the Arabs, but as prime minister (1977-1983) he strove to resolve the Arab-Israel conflict. He shared the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize with Anwar el-Sadat of Egypt.