take the first step or steps in carrying out an action | set out on (an enterprise or subject of study) |
set in motion, cause to start | make a record of; set down in permanent form |
play in the starting lineup | become a participant; be involved in |
bring into being | put or introduce into something |
get off the ground | come on stage |
begin or set in motion | to come or go into |
get going or set in motion | take on duties or office |
depart for someplace | register formally as a participant or member |
bulge outward | be or play a part of or in |
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 | |