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be vs begin

begin vs be

be and begin both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
be No No Yes No
begin No No Yes No
As verbs, begin is a hyponym of be; that is, begin is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than be:
  • be: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  • begin: have a beginning characterized in some specified way
Other hyponyms of be include look, hurt, suffer, be well, suffer, feel, remain, rest, stay, continue, coruscate, scintillate, sparkle, bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw, rank, point, need, require, want, compact, pack, rest, cut, boil, seethe, moon about, moon around, mope, appear, look, seem, appear, seem, owe, belong, cover, represent, account, cut across, start, stand, define, delimit, delimitate, delineate, specify, go, add up, make sense, comprise, consist, prove, turn out, turn up, account for, remain, adhere, stand by, stick, stick by, footle, hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry, add up, amount, come, number, total, count, matter, weigh, rate, deserve, merit, buy, shine, fall, depend, underlie, behoove, behove, stink, blow, suck, delimit, subtend, body forth, embody, incarnate, substantiate, contain, hold, take, be, cost, measure, buzz, hum, seethe, abound, disaccord, disagree, discord, gape, yaw, yawn, be given, incline, lean, run, tend, go, run, enter, figure, press, rage, interrelate, relate, rut, stagnate, stagnate, come in handy, squat, hoodoo, impend, range, run, continue, remain, stay, stay on, sell, translate, head, head up, come in for, compare, come, fall, encounter, run into, gravitate, pay, diverge, shine, iridesce, lie, stand, hang, litter, suit, end, terminate, fit, lend, let go, belong, belong, curve, twist, wind, jumble, mingle, promise, accept, take, clean, draw, wash, balance, come, hail, act, test, answer, beat, hold, count, contain, connect, sell, sell, kill, make, adorn, beautify, deck, decorate, embellish, grace, consist, work, lubricate, breathe, trim, swing, osculate, retard, transplant, cohere, object, stick, recognize, distribute, put out, bake, broil, drown, swim, swim, belong, geek.
be (verb) begin (verb)
spend or use time take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function set in motion, cause to start
have an existence, be extant begin to speak or say
have life, be alive begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language
form or compose achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
be identical to; be someone or something be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series
be identical or equivalent to have a beginning characterized in some specified way
represent, as of a character on stage have a beginning, of a temporal event
be priced at
to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
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