begin
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~ begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language; "She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade"
begin
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~ have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"
begin
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~ begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object; "begin a cigar"; "She started the soup while it was still hot"; "We started physics in 10th grade"
begin
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~ achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative; "This economic measure doesn't even begin to deal with the problem of inflation"; "You cannot even begin to understand the problem we had to deal with during the war"
begrime
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~ make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"
begrudge
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~ be envious of; set one's heart on
begrudge
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~ wish ill or allow unwillingly
beguile
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~ attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"
behave
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~ behave well or properly; "The children must learn to behave"
behave
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~ behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
behave
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~ behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
behead
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~ cut the head of; "the French King was beheaded during the Revolution"
behold
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~ see with attention; "behold Christ!"
behoove
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~ be appropriate or necessary; "It behooves us to reflect on this matter"
behove
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~ be appropriate or necessary; "It behooves us to reflect on this matter"
bejewel
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~ adorn or decorate with precious stones; "jeweled dresses"
belabor
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~ to work at or to absurd length; "belabor the obvious"