result or issue | take the first step or steps in carrying out an action |
start running, functioning, or operating | set in motion, cause to start |
gather or bring together | play in the starting lineup |
gather (money or other resources) together over time | bring into being |
bring forth, usually something desirable | get off the ground |
come up, of celestial bodies | begin or set in motion |
come to the surface | get going or set in motion |
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody | depart for someplace |
move upward | bulge outward |
get something or somebody for a specific purpose | move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm |
originate or come into being | begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job |
be mentioned | 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 |