verb 1: begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult
problem"; "approach a new project" [syn: go about, approach]
2: enter upon an activity or enterprise [syn: undertake, attempt]
3: 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" [syn: get down, begin, get, start
out, start, set out, commence] [ant: end]