[øk doēnthāng] (v) EN: depart ; leave ; leave on a trip ; start the journey ; take off ; start out ; set outFR: partir ; partir en voyage ; débuter un voyage ; décoller
(v) take the first step or steps in carrying out an action, Syn. start out, start, set about, commence, set out, begin, get, Ant. end, Example: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