get down; begin; get; start out; start; set about; set out; commence




take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

"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"

Antonym:
  • end; terminate

Types:
  • recommence
  • strike out
  • fall
  • jump off
  • get to
  • auspicate
  • attack
  • break in
  • plunge; launch
  • come on
  • embark; enter
  • get cracking; bestir oneself; get going; get moving; get weaving; get started; get rolling


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