set out on (an enterprise or subject of study) | take the first step or steps in carrying out an action |
make a record of; set down in permanent form | set in motion, cause to start |
become a participant; be involved in | play in the starting lineup |
put or introduce into something | bring into being |
come on stage | get off the ground |
to come or go into | begin or set in motion |
take on duties or office | get going or set in motion |
register formally as a participant or member | depart for someplace |
be or play a part of or in | 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 |