· begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"
Synonym(s): go_about, approach
· enter upon an activity or enterprise
Synonym(s): undertake, attempt
Hypernym(s): initiate, pioneer
· 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"
Synonym(s): get_down, begin, get, start_out, start, set_out, commence