To go about the initial step in doing (something)

• kick off

  1. (intransitive) To make the first kick in a game or part of a game.
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To start; to launch.
  3. To dismiss; to expel; to remove from a position.

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  1. (intransitive) To make the first kick in a game or part of a game.
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To start; to launch.
  3. To dismiss; to expel; to remove from a position.

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• undertake

  1. To deliberately begin to do (something):
  2. To pledge or commit oneself (to do something):
  3. To promise or guarantee:

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  1. To deliberately begin to do (something):
  2. To pledge or commit oneself (to do something):
  3. To promise or guarantee:

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• take up

  1. The act of taking or tightening up.
  2. A device for reducing slack or taking up lost motion, as one in a loom.

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  1. The act of taking or tightening up.
  2. A device for reducing slack or taking up lost motion, as one in a loom.

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• take on

  1. To acquire, bring in, or introduce.
  2. (idiomatic) To begin to have or exhibit.
  3. (idiomatic) To assume responsibility for.

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  1. To acquire, bring in, or introduce.
  2. (idiomatic) To begin to have or exhibit.
  3. (idiomatic) To assume responsibility for.

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• start

  1. To begin a movement, activity, or undertaking:
  2. To move on the initial part of a journey:
  3. To have a beginning; commence:

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  1. To begin a movement, activity, or undertaking:
  2. To move on the initial part of a journey:
  3. To have a beginning; commence:

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• set to

  1. A brief, usually heated conflict or argument.

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  1. A brief, usually heated conflict or argument.

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• set out

  1. To explain something, or give exact details, usually in writing.
  2. To go out, leave.
  3. To start an activity with the intention of finishing it.

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  1. To explain something, or give exact details, usually in writing.
  2. To go out, leave.
  3. To start an activity with the intention of finishing it.

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• set about

  1. To initiate or begin some action.
  2. To attack.

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  1. To initiate or begin some action.
  2. To attack.

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• open

  1. Affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed.
  2. Affording unobstructed passage or view:
  3. Having no protecting or concealing cover:

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  1. Affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed.
  2. Affording unobstructed passage or view:
  3. Having no protecting or concealing cover:

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• lead off

  1. (baseball) The first batter in the batting order.
  2. (baseball) The first batter of an inning.
  3. (baseball) To be the first batter of an inning.

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  1. (baseball) The first batter in the batting order.
  2. (baseball) The first batter of an inning.
  3. (baseball) To be the first batter of an inning.

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• launch

  1. To throw or propel with force; hurl:
  2. To set or thrust (a self-propelled craft or projectile) in motion:
  3. To put (a boat) into the water in readiness for use.

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  1. To throw or propel with force; hurl:
  2. To set or thrust (a self-propelled craft or projectile) in motion:
  3. To put (a boat) into the water in readiness for use.

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• institute

  1. To establish, organize, or introduce:
  2. To initiate; begin:
  3. To establish or invest (someone) in an office or position.

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  1. To establish, organize, or introduce:
  2. To initiate; begin:
  3. To establish or invest (someone) in an office or position.

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• initiate

  1. To set going by taking the first step; begin:
  2. To introduce to a new field, interest, skill, or activity:
  3. To admit (someone) into membership, as with a ritual or ceremony.

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  1. To set going by taking the first step; begin:
  2. To introduce to a new field, interest, skill, or activity:
  3. To admit (someone) into membership, as with a ritual or ceremony.

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• inaugurate

  1. To induct into office by a formal ceremony.
  2. To cause to begin, especially officially or formally:
  3. To open or begin use of formally with a ceremony; dedicate:

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  1. To induct into office by a formal ceremony.
  2. To cause to begin, especially officially or formally:
  3. To open or begin use of formally with a ceremony; dedicate:

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• get off

  1. To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it.
  2. To move (something) from being on top of (something else) to not being on top of it.
  3. (intransitive) To disembark, especially from mass transportation, such as a bus or train.

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  1. To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it.
  2. To move (something) from being on top of (something else) to not being on top of it.
  3. (intransitive) To disembark, especially from mass transportation, such as a bus or train.

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• enter

  1. To come or go into:
  2. To penetrate; pierce:
  3. To introduce; insert:

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  1. To come or go into:
  2. To penetrate; pierce:
  3. To introduce; insert:

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• embark

  1. To cause to board a vessel or aircraft:
  2. To enlist (a person or persons) or invest (capital) in an enterprise.
  3. To go aboard a vessel or aircraft, as at the start of a journey.

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  1. To cause to board a vessel or aircraft:
  2. To enlist (a person or persons) or invest (capital) in an enterprise.
  3. To go aboard a vessel or aircraft, as at the start of a journey.

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• begin

  1. To perform or undergo the first part of an action; start:
  2. To come into being:
  3. To do or accomplish something in the least degree. Used in the negative with an infinitive:

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  1. To perform or undergo the first part of an action; start:
  2. To come into being:
  3. To do or accomplish something in the least degree. Used in the negative with an infinitive:

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• approach

  1. To come near or nearer, as in space or time:
  2. To make an approach, as in golf.
  3. To come or go near or nearer to:

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  1. To come near or nearer, as in space or time:
  2. To make an approach, as in golf.
  3. To come or go near or nearer to:

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To come into being

• start

  1. To begin a movement, activity, or undertaking:
  2. To move on the initial part of a journey:
  3. To have a beginning; commence:

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  1. To begin a movement, activity, or undertaking:
  2. To move on the initial part of a journey:
  3. To have a beginning; commence:

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• originate

  1. To bring into being; create or start:
  2. To come into being; start:

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  1. To bring into being; create or start:
  2. To come into being; start:

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• begin

  1. To perform or undergo the first part of an action; start:
  2. To come into being:
  3. To do or accomplish something in the least degree. Used in the negative with an infinitive:

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  1. To perform or undergo the first part of an action; start:
  2. To come into being:
  3. To do or accomplish something in the least degree. Used in the negative with an infinitive:

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• arise

  1. To get up, as from a sitting or prone position; rise.
  2. To awaken and get up:
  3. To move upward; ascend.

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  1. To get up, as from a sitting or prone position; rise.
  2. To awaken and get up:
  3. To move upward; ascend.

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To begin to appear or develop

• originate

  1. To bring into being; create or start:
  2. To come into being; start:

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  1. To bring into being; create or start:
  2. To come into being; start:

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• emerge

  1. To move out or away from a surrounding fluid, covering, or shelter:
  2. To come into view:
  3. To become conscious:

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  1. To move out or away from a surrounding fluid, covering, or shelter:
  2. To come into view:
  3. To become conscious:

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• dawn

  1. The time each morning at which daylight first begins.
  2. A first appearance; a beginning:
  3. To begin to become light in the morning.

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  1. The time each morning at which daylight first begins.
  2. A first appearance; a beginning:
  3. To begin to become light in the morning.

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• arise

  1. To get up, as from a sitting or prone position; rise.
  2. To awaken and get up:
  3. To move upward; ascend.

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  1. To get up, as from a sitting or prone position; rise.
  2. To awaken and get up:
  3. To move upward; ascend.

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• appear

  1. To become visible:
  2. To be shown or included:
  3. To come into existence:

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  1. To become visible:
  2. To be shown or included:
  3. To come into existence:

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