start#1 (v)
start up (v)
embark on (v)
commence (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 36
def get off the ground
examples Who started this company?
We embarked on an exciting enterprise
I start my day with a good breakfast
We began the new semester
The afternoon session begins at 4 PM
The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Frame - 11 Something ----s something
Outgoing links
Hypernym begin, lead off, start, commence
Derivationally related form commence → commencement
Derivationally related form start up → startup
Derivationally related form start → start
Derivationally related form start → start
Derivationally related form start → start
Hyponym inaugurate, kick off; open
Incoming links
Derivationally related form commencement → commence
Derivationally related form start → start
Derivationally related form startup → start up
Derivationally related form start → start
Derivationally related form start → start
Hyponym begin, lead off, start, commence
Hypernym inaugurate, kick off; open

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