WordNet

begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.; "The flight originates in Calcutta"
come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose" (同)arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow
bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation" (同)initiate, start
set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life" (同)lead_off, start, commence
have a beginning, of a temporal event; "WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland"; "The companys Asia tour begins next month"
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" (同)start
have a beginning characterized in some specified way; "The novel begins with a murder"; "My property begins with the three maple trees"; "Her day begins with a workout"; "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony" (同)start
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" (同)start
achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative; "This economic measure doesnt 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"
be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series; "The number `one begins the sequence"; "A terrible murder begins the novel"; "The convocation ceremony officially begins the semester"
begin to speak or say; "Now listen, friends," he began
begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language; "She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade"

PrepTutorEJDIC

…‘を'『引き起こす』 / …‘を'『考え出す』,発明する / (…に,…から)『起こる』(begin)《+『in』(『from』)+『名』》 / (人に)始まる《+『with』+『名』〈人〉》
『始まる,開始する』 / 発生する,起こる / …'を'『始める』,‘に'着手する / …'を'起こす,創始する