begin with vigor | take the first step or steps in carrying out an action |
propel with force | set in motion, cause to start |
launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage | begin to speak or say |
get going; give impetus to | begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language |
smoothen the surface of | achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative |
set up or found | 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 |
| 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 |