· 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, set_about, set_out, commence
· leave; "The family took off for Florida"
Synonym(s): depart, part, start, set_forth, set_off, set_out, take_off
Hypernym(s): leave, go_forth, go_away