begin
- verb (v)
Meaning: start
Synonyms:
activate
actualize
break ground
break the ice
bring about
bring to pass
cause
commence
create
do
drive
effect
embark on
enter on
enter upon
establish
eventuate
found
generate
get going
give birth to
give impulse
go ahead
go into
impel
inaugurate
induce
initiate
instigate
institute
introduce
launch
lay foundation for
lead
make
make active
motivate
mount
occasion
open
originate
plunge into
prepare
produce
set about
set in motion
set up
trigger
undertake
- verb (v)
Meaning: come into being become functional
Synonyms:
appear
arise
be born
bud
come forth
come into existence
come out
commence
crop up
dawn
derive from
emanate
emerge
enter
germinate
get going
get show on road
get under way
grow out of
happen
issue forth
kick off
make tick
occur
originate
proceed from
result from
rise
sail
send off
set
spring
sprout
start
stem from
take off
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