take the first step or steps in carrying out an action | be a precursor of |
set in motion, cause to start | place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing |
begin to speak or say | put before (a body) |
begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language | cause to come to know personally |
achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative | furnish with a preface or introduction |
begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object | bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc. |
have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense | put or introduce into something |
be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series | bring something new to an environment |
have a beginning characterized in some specified way | bring in or establish in a new place or environment |
have a beginning, of a temporal event | bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment |