take the first step or steps in carrying out an action | have a bowel movement |
set in motion, cause to start | eliminate urine |
play in the starting lineup | behave in a certain manner |
bring into being | act in a certain way so as to acquire |
get off the ground | give certain properties to something |
begin or set in motion | put in order or neaten |
get going or set in motion | cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable |
depart for someplace | develop into |
bulge outward | favor the development of |
move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm | change from one form into another |
begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job | make, formulate, or derive in the mind |
begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object | consider as being |
have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense | calculate as being |
have a beginning characterized in some specified way | institute, enact, or establish |
| cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner |
| represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like |
| assure the success of |
| induce to have sex |
| make or cause to be or to become |
| create or manufacture a man-made product |
| organize or be responsible for |
| create or design, often in a certain way |
| prepare for eating by applying heat |
| give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally |
| create by artistic means |
| gather and light the materials for |
| make by shaping or bringing together constituents |
| perform, produce, or carry out |
| make by combining materials and parts |
| compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way |
| reach a destination, either real or abstract |
| reach a goal |
| head into a specified direction |
| proceed along a path |
| reach in time |
| appear to begin an activity |
| earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages |
| achieve a point or goal |
| engage in |
| form by assembling individuals or constituents |
| charge with a function; charge to be |
| carry out or commit |
| be or be capable of being changed or made into |
| to compose or represent |
| undergo fabrication or creation |
| amount to |
| add up to |
| be suitable for |
| constitute the essence of |