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 | play in the starting lineup |
propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting | bring into being |
have a turn; make one's move in a game | get off the ground |
give an incentive for action | begin or set in motion |
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon | get going or set in motion |
arouse sympathy or compassion in | depart for someplace |
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion | bulge outward |
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense | move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm |
change residence, affiliation, or place of employment | begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job |
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically | begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object |
dispose of by selling | have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense |
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) | have a beginning characterized in some specified way |
follow a procedure or take a course | |
live one's life in a specified environment | |