begin

Definition for begin

verb as in start

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commence, create, do, establish, found, go ahead, go into, inaugurate, initiate, introduce, launch, lead, make, open, prepare, produce, set up, start, undertake

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activate, actualize, cause, drive, effect, eventuate, generate, impel, induce, instigate, institute, motivate, mount, occasion, originate, trigger

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break ground, break the ice, bring about, bring to pass, embark on, enter on, enter upon, get going, give birth to, give impulse, lay foundation for, make active, plunge into, set about, set in motion

verb as in come into being; become functional

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appear, come out, commence, emerge, enter, happen, occur, rise, set, take off

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arise, bud, dawn, emanate, germinate, originate, sail, spring, sprout

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be born, come forth, come into existence, crop up, derive from, get going, get show on road, get under way, grow out of, issue forth, kick off, make tick, proceed from, result from, send off, stem from

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This research is one of several discoveries on African chemical compounds that came from the collaboration between Wistar and the University of Buea Centre for Drug Discovery, which began in 2021.

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Knowing where the mRNA begins formation on the DNA strand is a significant part of understanding how genes are expressed.

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Rife’s Stay Golden Tour begins with a March 8 stop in Dallas and will include four stops across California.

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The trial, which began on Friday, included testimony from more than a dozen law enforcement officers, Ms Riley's former roommate and a woman who lived in the same apartment as Ibarra.

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"It was going to be more about honouring her legacy and her memory, saying that her final work was completed and that began to change my mind on things," he added.

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