take the first step or steps in carrying out an action | set out on (an enterprise or subject of study) |
set in motion, cause to start | make a record of; set down in permanent form |
begin to speak or say | become a participant; be involved in |
begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language | put or introduce into something |
achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative | come on stage |
begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object | to come or go into |
have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense | take on duties or office |
be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series | register formally as a participant or member |
have a beginning characterized in some specified way | be or play a part of or in |
have a beginning, of a temporal event | |