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