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English to English verb
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take the first step or steps in carrying out an action |  | Example: 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
Let's get down to work now
source: wordnet30
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set in motion, cause to start | | Example: The U.S. started a war in the Middle East
The Iraqis began hostilities
begin a new chapter in your life
source: wordnet30
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get off the ground | | Example: Who started this company?
We embarked on an exciting enterprise
I start my day with a good breakfast
We began the new semester
The afternoon session begins at 4 PM
The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack
source: wordnet30
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To have a beginning or origin; to originate; to start; to begin. | | source: webster1913
| 5 |
To enter upon; to begin; to perform the first act of. | | source: webster1913
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