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[ verb ] take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

Examples

: "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"

Used in print

(Richard Ferber, Bitter Valley....)

It had n't started_out that way .

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[ verb ] leave

Examples

"The family took off for Florida"

Used in print

(B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)

Once she has made_up_her_mind , the queen starts_out by constructing , in her chosen abode , a small `` floor '' of dried grass or some woolly material .

(Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)

Winston enjoyed seeing him start_out ; he wore his clothes with style .

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