behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself | take the first step or steps in carrying out an action |
pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind | set in motion, cause to start |
discharge one's duties | begin to speak or say |
play a role or part | begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language |
perform on a stage or theater | achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative |
behave unnaturally or affectedly | begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object |
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) | have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense |
have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected | be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series |
be suitable for theatrical performance | have a beginning characterized in some specified way |
| have a beginning, of a temporal event |