To take the first step or steps in carrying out an action.
To begin to deal with, e.g., a task, a problem, etc.
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!"
begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "appraoch a new project"
enter upon an activity or enterprise
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"
begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
