Verb
Synonyms by this part of speech
To initiate an action at a specific moment
- begin
- commence
- get underway
- get under way
- kick off
- be in effect
- get going
- go ahead
- make a start
- proceed
To begin to exist or appear for the first time
- appear
- begin
- emerge
- arise
- arrive
- develop
- materialise
- materialize
- transpire
- unfold
To initiate an event or process by making it occur
- trigger
- cause
- incite
- instigate
- provoke
- begin
- bring about
- generate
- prompt
- result in