- بدأ
- بَدَأَ \ begin, (began, begun): (with to; also with -ing except after the form beginning) to start: It began to rain (or began raining). It was beginning to rain. It’s time to begin work. break out: (of a fire, a disease, or fighting) to start: World War Two broke out on September 3rd, 1939. commence: to begin: Our school year commences in September. launch: to begin (an attack, a new business, a plan, etc.). originate: to start: Who originated these weekly meetings? They originated long ago. set about: to begin doing: I want to repair this, but I don’t know how to set about it. start: to begin: We Started (work) at daybreak. It started to rain. \ بَدَأَ \ get down to: to begin to do seriously: I must get down to finding a job. \ See Also باشَرَ العَمَل بِجدّ \ بَدَأَ (طَلَعَ) النَّهار \ break, broke, broken: (of a day, a storm, etc.) to begin: The storm broke just after daybreak. \ بَدَأَ بِتَشْغيل \ start: to set sth. going: I can’t start my car. The starter started the race. \ بَدَأَ التحرك (السَّفر أو العمل) \ make a move: to begin to move, esp. to leave somewhere: It’s five o’clock, and we ought to make a move so we can be home before dark. \ بَدَأَ رحلة \ set off: to start on a journey: We set off at sunrise. set out: to start on a journey. start off, start out: to set out on a journey: We started from London. \ بَدَأَ العَمَل بجدّ ونشاط \ set to, set to work: to begin (to do sth.) seriously: As soon as he saw the damage, he set to (work) and repaired it thoroughly. \ بَدَأَ فَجأة \ break into: (of a change of manner) to begin to do sth.: He broke into a run. He broke into a laugh.
Arabic-English dictionary. 2015.