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enter on/upon something
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TO START TO DO SOMETHING
With his diagnosis, we entered upon the most difficult time of our lives.
Synonyms and examples
begin I'll begin working on the project this weekend. start Have you started your homework yet? commence formal We commenced listening to Uncle Jim's long story, knowing we were in for it now. embark on/ upon something
formal
That fateful morning, she embarked upon the longest solo climb in history.
open I'd like to open the meeting by thanking our hosts. get cracking "Do you have that report for me?" "Not yet, but I'll get cracking on it right now." dive in/ dive into something
He just dives into assembling the furniture without taking a single look at the instructions first.
set about something She set about trying to change her password on her work computer. get on with something I'd love to chat, but I really should be getting on with this paperwork. start/ set/get the ball rolling
Well, since it's my meeting, I'll get the ball rolling by asking if anyone has anything they'd like to bring up before we get into the agenda.
put/ set something in motion
After the accident on the factory floor, the committee put in motion a new safety protocol.
Antonym and example
stop Stop bothering your brother! Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms of enter on/upon something. See words related to enter on/upon somethingbeginning end opening commencement formal kick-off the outset the onset of something outbreak origin genesis formal the dawn of something literary dawning birth inception
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When you start to do something, you begin it. The start of something is a beginning.
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