Synonyms: auspicate
Definition: commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck
Usage: They auspicated the trip with a bottle of champagne
Similar words: commence, start, start out, set about, set out, get, get down, begin
Definition: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
Usage: 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
Synonyms: omen, betoken, augur, auspicate, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate, portend, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, bode
Definition: indicate by signs
Usage: These signs bode bad news
Similar words: bespeak, betoken, indicate, signal, point
Definition: be a signal for or a symptom of
Usage: These symptoms indicate a serious illness; Her behavior points to a severe neurosis; The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued