take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
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<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 558 freq. cnt.: 375 freq. cnt.: 159 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 7
begin |
commence |
get |
get down |
set about |
set out |
start |
start out |
sample sentences
"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"
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
They %s to move
They %s moving
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
They %s to move
They %s moving
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
They %s moving
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
They %s moving
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
recommence
strike out
fall
jump off
get to
auspicate
attack
break in
plunge, launch
come on
embark, enter
get started, get cracking, bestir oneself, get going, get moving, get weaving, get rolling
verb group