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(verb) take the first step or steps in carrying out an action: "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?" "Get working as soon as the sun rises!" |
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Synonyms: commence, get, set about, set out, start, start out |
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Related Words: attack, auspicate, bestir oneself, break in, come on, embark, enter, fall, get cracking, get going, get moving, get rolling, get started, get to, get weaving, jump off, launch, plunge |
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Antonyms: end |
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(verb) set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraquis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life" |
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Synonyms: commence, lead off, start |
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Related Words: inaugurate, introduce, set off, usher in |
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Antonyms: end |
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(verb) begin to speak or say; "Now listen, friends," he began |
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Related Words: mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalize |
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(verb) achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative: "This economic measure doesn't even begin to deal with the problem of inflation" |
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Related Words: accomplish, achieve, attain, reach |
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(verb) have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense: "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000" |
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Synonyms: start |
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Related Words: break out, bud, dawn, erupt, kick in, originate, set in |
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Antonyms: end |
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(verb) come first in a series; "The number "one" begins the sequence" |
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(verb) get off the ground; "Who started this company?" "We embarked on an exciting enterprise" |
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Synonyms: commence, embark on, start, start up |
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Related Words: inaugurate, initiate, kick off, open, pioneer |
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