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| 1. | [ verb ] take the first step or steps in carrying out an action | |
| Synonyms: | begin start set_out start_out set_about get_down get | |
| Examples: | : "We began working at dawn" "Who will start?" "Get working as soon as the sun rises!" "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia" "He began early in the day" |
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| Related terms: | end get_cracking launch plunge get_to break_in embark attack jump_off auspicate come_on recommence strike_out fall begin beginning newcomer novice | |
| 2. | [ verb ] set in motion, cause to start | |
| Synonyms: | start begin lead_off | |
| Examples: | "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East" "The Iraqis began hostilities" "begin a new chapter in your life" |
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| Related terms: | end end start set_off inaugurate jump-start recommence begin beginning start beginning founder begin | |
| 3. | [ verb ] get off the ground | |
| Synonyms: | begin start embark_on start_up | |
| Examples: | "Who started this company?" "We embarked on an exciting enterprise" "I start my day with a good breakfast" "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM" "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack" |
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| Related terms: | begin initiate open inaugurate start beginning beginning | |
| Similar spelling: |
communicate conenose Comanche communize communise commonage commingle commensal coming commonness commons coaming communique communicant commonsense common_seal common_cold common_axe commensally comenius |
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