take the first step or steps in carrying out an action | take the first step or steps in carrying out an action |
put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc. | set in motion, cause to start |
pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking | begin to speak or say |
lower someone's spirits; make downhearted | begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language |
move something or somebody to a lower position | achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative |
alight from (a horse) | begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object |
lower (one's body) as by kneeling | have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense |
| be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series |
| have a beginning characterized in some specified way |
| have a beginning, of a temporal event |