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 | play in the starting lineup |
play a role or part | bring into being |
perform on a stage or theater | get off the ground |
behave unnaturally or affectedly | begin or set in motion |
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) | get going or set in motion |
have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected | depart for someplace |
be suitable for theatrical performance | bulge outward |
| move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm |
| begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job |
| begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object |
| have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense |
| have a beginning characterized in some specified way |