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開始 — meaning in English

kaishi

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English meaning

  • begin verb To start doing something, or for something to start happening.
  • beginning noun The point or period at which something starts.
  • initiation noun The act or process of starting something.
  • start verb To begin doing something or set something in motion.

Senses

開始 is used for these senses in English:

  • begin (ergative) To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
  • beginning (uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
  • initiation The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced.
  • start The beginning of an activity.
  • start (transitive) To disturb and set in motion; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee.

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