Main entry: 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
Main entry: undertake, set about, attempt
Definition: enter upon an activity or enterprise
Main entry: set about, approach, go about
Definition: begin to deal with
Usage: approach a task; go about a difficult problem; approach a new project