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