take the first step or steps in carrying out an action | be a precursor of |
set in motion, cause to start | place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing |
play in the starting lineup | put before (a body) |
bring into being | cause to come to know personally |
get off the ground | furnish with a preface or introduction |
begin or set in motion | bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc. |
get going or set in motion | put or introduce into something |
depart for someplace | bring something new to an environment |
bulge outward | bring in or establish in a new place or environment |
move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm | bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment |
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 | |