Begin and Cook

Begin

Begin verb - To be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of.
Usage example: the religious sect was begun by a small breakaway faction

Cook and begin are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Cook" instead a verb "Begin".

Nearby Word: beginning

Cook

Cook verb - To change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of.

Begin and cook are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Begin" instead a verb "Cook".

Nearby Words: cooked, cooking, cookery, cooker, cooky

Common collocations

time begin time cook time
way begin way cook way

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Repulsion Then again, she doesn't seem to have been all that sane to begin with... Hair-Raising Hare: The skinned rabbit that Helen plans to cook and that Carol leaves sitting out in the living room.
  • Video Game / Xenoblade Chronicles X Running Gag: Most story missions begin the same way: Lin asks the player for ideas on what to cook.
  • Literature / Heir Apparent Holodeck Malfunction: Done by outside forces, causing the game to malfunction and begin to cook Giannine's brain.
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