Word Network: to start

To start or begin something. It is a more formal word used to describe the first step or opening of an event, process, or task.

The beginning or initial stage of an action, process, or journey. It can function as a noun describing the act of commencement, an adjective identifying the first in a series, or a verb form indicating an ongoing beginning.

Describes someone who has been introduced to or instructed in a particular subject, group, or secret knowledge. It also refers to something that has been recently begun or is in an introductory stage.

To begin doing something or to cause something to happen for the first time. It is frequently used when talking about movements, journeys, or making a machine or engine begin to work.

To start an activity or enterprise, often officially and publicly; to send a spacecraft or missile into the air; or to set a boat or ship moving into the water.

The first part or the earliest stage of something's existence or occurrence. It refers to the point in time or space where an action or process starts.