take the first step or steps in carrying out an action | go away or leave |
set in motion, cause to start | depart for someplace |
play in the starting lineup | wander from a direct or straight course |
bring into being | move away from a place into another direction |
get off the ground | remove oneself from an association with or participation in |
begin or set in motion | be at variance with; be out of line with |
get going or set in motion | |
depart for someplace | |
bulge outward | |
move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm | |
begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job | |
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 | |
have a beginning characterized in some specified way | |