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All begin synonyms

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verb begin

  • do β€” Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
  • inaugurate β€” to make a formal beginning of; initiate; commence; begin: The end of World War II inaugurated the era of nuclear power.
  • prepare β€” to put in proper condition or readiness: to prepare a patient for surgery.
  • lead β€” to cover, line, weight, treat, or impregnate with lead or one of its compounds.
  • launch β€” to set (a boat or ship) in the water.
  • make β€” to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
  • go into β€” to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
  • introduce β€” to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.
  • go ahead β€” permission or a signal to proceed: They got the go-ahead on the construction work.
  • initiate β€” to begin, set going, or originate: to initiate major social reforms.
  • produce β€” to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
  • undertake β€” to take upon oneself, as a task, performance, etc.; attempt: She undertook the job of answering all the mail.
  • set up β€” the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
  • found β€” simple past tense and past participle of find.
  • create β€” To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
  • open β€” not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
  • commence β€” When something commences or you commence it, it begins.
  • take off β€” the act of taking.
  • set β€” to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
  • appear β€” If you say that something appears to be the way you describe it, you are reporting what you believe or what you have been told, though you cannot be sure it is true.
  • rise β€” to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
  • come out β€” When a new product such as a book or CD comes out, it becomes available to the public.
  • start β€” to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.
  • happen β€” to take place; come to pass; occur: Something interesting is always happening in New York.
  • occur β€” to happen; take place; come to pass: When did the accident occur?
  • generate β€” to bring into existence; cause to be; produce.
  • activate β€” If a device or process is activated, something causes it to start working.
  • institute β€” to set up; establish; organize: to institute a government.
  • actualize β€” to make actual or real
  • mount β€” to go up; climb; ascend: to mount stairs.
  • originate β€” to take its origin or rise; begin; start; arise: The practice originated during the Middle Ages.
  • drive β€” to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
  • induce β€” to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind: to induce a person to buy a raffle ticket.
  • effect β€” something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin.
  • impel β€” to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
  • trigger β€” a small projecting tongue in a firearm that, when pressed by the finger, actuates the mechanism that discharges the weapon.
  • occasion β€” a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences: They met on three occasions.
  • motivate β€” to provide with a motive, or a cause or reason to act; incite; impel.
  • cause β€” a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
  • instigate β€” to cause by incitement; foment: to instigate a quarrel.
  • sail β€” an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
  • sprout β€” to begin to grow; shoot forth, as a plant from a seed.
  • spring β€” String PRocessING language
  • arise β€” If a situation or problem arises, it begins to exist or people start to become aware of it.
  • dawn β€” Dawn is the time of day when light first appears in the sky, just before the sun rises.
  • germinate β€” to begin to grow or develop.
  • bud β€” A bud is a small pointed lump that appears on a tree or plant and develops into a leaf or flower.
  • break the ice β€” to relieve shyness or reserve, esp between strangers
  • bring about β€” To bring something about means to cause it to happen.
  • bring to pass β€” to cause to happen
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