be in a state of action | take the first step or steps in carrying out an action |
go or proceed from one point to another | set in motion, cause to start |
progress by being changed | begin to speak or say |
propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting | begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language |
have a turn; make one's move in a game | achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative |
give an incentive for action | begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object |
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon | have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense |
arouse sympathy or compassion in | be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series |
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion | have a beginning characterized in some specified way |
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense | have a beginning, of a temporal event |
change residence, affiliation, or place of employment | |
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically | |
dispose of by selling | |
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) | |
follow a procedure or take a course | |
live one's life in a specified environment | |