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make a beginning

VERB

start

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appear begin commence create establish found inaugurate initiate introduce issue launch leave open set up

STRONG

activate arise arouse depart embark engender incite instigate institute light originate pioneer rise rouse spring

WEAK

come into being enter upon get going get under way go ahead hit the road lay foundation sally forth see light set in motion set out take first step take the plunge turn on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease close conclude destroy end finish hold back keep ruin stop

STRONG

halt prevent stay

WEAK

complete die

Example Sentences

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Few expect the spiritual influence of Pendle Hill to be immediate or sensational; they are content to make a beginning.

From Time Magazine Archive

But at Le Circuit, you make a beginning.

From Time Magazine Archive

Botha, 65, has tried to make a beginning by limiting discriminatory practices like segregation at public facilities, lifting bans against mixed sports and recognizing some black trade unions.

From Time Magazine Archive

Still he must make a beginning somehow; he could not ask her to run away with him apropos of nothing.

From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 by Various

"Every one must make a beginning, young man," said Calder�n, with a patronising air.

From Froth by Palacio Vald?s, Armando

make a beginning

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