| Main Entry: | appear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be published; perform |
Synonyms: |
be created, be developed, be invented, become available, come into being, come into existence, come on, come on stage, come out, enter, make an appearance, oblige, perform, play, play a part, present oneself, take part |
| Main Entry: | commence |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | start action |
Synonyms: |
arise, begin, come into being, come into existence, embark on, enter upon, get cracking, get going, get one's feet wet, get show on road, hit the ground running, inaugurate, initiate, jump into, kick off, launch, lead off, open, originate, start the ball rolling, take up, tear into |
Antonyms: |
cease, complete, end, finish, stop |
| Main Entry: | happen |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come to pass; occur |
Synonyms: |
appear, arise, arrive, be found, become a fact, become known, become of, befall, betide, bump, chance, come about, come after, come into being, come into existence, come off, crop up, develop, down, ensue, eventuate, fall, follow, go on, hit, issue, light, luck, materialize, meet, pass, present itself, proceed, recur, result, shake, smoke*, spring, stumble, stumble upon, supervene, take effect, take place, transpire, turn out, turn up, what goes |
| Notes: | happen means to come to pass or occur; transpire means to come to be known or come to light |
| Main Entry: | spring |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | originate, emerge |
Synonyms: |
appear, arise, arrive, be derived, be descended, begin, birth, burgeon, come, come into being, come into existence, come out, commence, derive, descend, develop, emanate, flow, grow, hatch, head, issue, loom, mushroom, proceed, rise, shoot up, start, stem, upspring |
| Main Entry: | start |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | begin; come into existence |
Synonyms: |
activate, appear, arise, arouse, come into being, commence, create, depart, embark, engender, enter upon, establish, found, get going, get under way, go ahead, hit the road, inaugurate, incite, initiate, instigate, institute, introduce, issue, launch, lay foundation, leave, light, make a beginning, open, originate, pioneer, rise, rouse, sally forth, see light, set in motion, set out, set up, spring, take first step, take the plunge, turn on |
Antonyms: |
complete, conclude, die, end, finish, stop |