English to Binisaya - Cebuano Dictionary and Thesaurus.

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Word - rootword - affixes
nagsugod - sugod - nag-~
nag.su.gud. - 3 syllables

nag- = nagsugod
nagsugod

nagsugod [nag.sú.gud.] : commencing (adj.); initial (adj.); nascent (adj.)
sugod [sú.gud.] : sting (n.); begin (v.); commence (v.); embark (v.); initiate (v.); start (v.); undertake (v.)

Derivatives of sugod


Glosses:
commence
v. (change)1. begin, commence, get, get down, set about, set out, start, start outtake the first step or steps in carrying out an action.; "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"
~ recommencebegin again.; "we recommenced his reading after a short nap"
~ strike outset out on a course of action.; "He struck out on his own"
~ fallbegin vigorously.; "The prisoners fell to work right away"
~ jump offset off quickly, usually with success.; "The freshman jumped off to a good start in his math class"
~ get toarrive at the point of.; "She gets to fretting if I stay away from home too long"
~ auspicatecommence in a manner calculated to bring good luck.; "They auspicated the trip with a bottle of champagne"
~ attackset to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task.; "I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed"
~ break instart in a certain activity, enterprise, or role.
~ launch, plungebegin with vigor.; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure"
~ come onoccur or become available.; "water or electricity came on again after the earthquake"
~ embark, enterset out on (an enterprise or subject of study).; "she embarked upon a new career"
~ bestir oneself, get cracking, get moving, get rolling, get started, get weaving, get goingstart to be active.; "Get cracking, please!"
~ beginbegin to speak, understand, read, and write a language.; "She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade"
v. (change)2. begin, commence, lead off, startset in motion, cause to start.; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"
~ jump-start, jumpstartstart or re-start vigorously.; "The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process"
~ recommencecause to start anew.; "The enemy recommenced hostilities after a few days of quiet"
~ usher in, inaugurate, introducebe a precursor of.; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period"
~ set offset in motion or cause to begin.; "The guide set the tour off to a good start"
~ embark on, start up, commence, startget off the ground.; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"
~ begin, starthave a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense.; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"
~ beginhave a beginning, of a temporal event.; "WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland"; "The company's Asia tour begins next month"
v. (creation)3. commence, embark on, start, start upget off the ground.; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"
~ commence, lead off, start, beginset in motion, cause to start.; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"
~ inaugurate, kick offcommence officially.
~ openbegin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc..; "He opened the meeting with a long speech"
initial
n. (communication)1. initialthe first letter of a word (especially a person's name).; "he refused to put the initials FRS after his name"
~ alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letterthe conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech.; "his grandmother taught him his letters"
v. (communication)2. initialmark with one's initials.
~ approve, o.k., okay, sanctiongive sanction to.; "I approve of his educational policies"
~ signbe engaged by a written agreement.; "He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18"; "The soprano signed to sing the new opera"
adj. 3. initialoccurring at the beginning.; "took the initial step toward reconciliation"
~ firstpreceding all others in time or space or degree.; "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training"
nascent
adj. 1. nascentbeing born or beginning.; "the nascent chicks"; "a nascent insurgency"
~ emergent, emergingcoming into existence.; "an emergent republic"
~ dissilientbursting open with force, as do some ripe seed vessels.
~ parturientgiving birth.; "a parturient heifer"
begin
n. (person)1. begin, menachem beginIsraeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992).
~ national leader, solon, statesmana man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs.
v. (stative)2. begin, starthave a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense.; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"
~ break out, eruptstart abruptly.; "After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc"
~ budstart to grow or develop.; "a budding friendship"
~ break outbegin suddenly and sometimes violently.; "He broke out shouting"
~ begin, starthave a beginning characterized in some specified way.; "The novel begins with a murder"; "My property begins with the three maple trees"; "Her day begins with a workout"; "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony"
~ beginhave a beginning, of a temporal event.; "WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland"; "The company's Asia tour begins next month"
~ kick in, set inenter a particular state.; "Laziness set in"; "After a few moments, the effects of the drug kicked in"
~ dawnappear or develop.; "The age of computers had dawned"
~ originatebegin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc..; "The flight originates in Calcutta"
v. (communication)3. beginbegin to speak or say.; "Now listen, friends,"
~ mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utterexpress in speech.; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
v. (stative)4. beginbe the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series.; "The number `one' begins the sequence"; "A terrible murder begins the novel"; "The convocation ceremony officially begins the semester"
~ begin, starthave a beginning characterized in some specified way.; "The novel begins with a murder"; "My property begins with the three maple trees"; "Her day begins with a workout"; "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony"
v. (stative)5. beginhave a beginning, of a temporal event.; "WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland"; "The company's Asia tour begins next month"
~ commence, lead off, start, beginset in motion, cause to start.; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"
~ behave the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
~ begin, starthave a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense.; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"
v. (stative)6. begin, starthave a beginning characterized in some specified way.; "The novel begins with a murder"; "My property begins with the three maple trees"; "Her day begins with a workout"; "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony"
~ begin, startbegin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object.; "begin a cigar"; "She started the soup while it was still hot"; "We started physics in 10th grade"
~ behave the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
~ begin, starthave a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense.; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"
~ beginbe the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series.; "The number `one' begins the sequence"; "A terrible murder begins the novel"; "The convocation ceremony officially begins the semester"
v. (social)7. begin, startbegin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object.; "begin a cigar"; "She started the soup while it was still hot"; "We started physics in 10th grade"
~ act, moveperform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
~ begin, starthave a beginning characterized in some specified way.; "The novel begins with a murder"; "My property begins with the three maple trees"; "Her day begins with a workout"; "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony"
v. (social)8. beginachieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative.; "This economic measure doesn't even begin to deal with the problem of inflation"; "You cannot even begin to understand the problem we had to deal with during the war"
~ achieve, attain, accomplish, reachto gain with effort.; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
v. (communication)9. beginbegin to speak, understand, read, and write a language.; "She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade"
~ begin, commence, set out, start, start out, set about, get down, gettake the first step or steps in carrying out an action.; "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"
commence
embark
v. (motion)1. embark, shipgo on board.
~ board, get onget on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.).
~ emplane, enplaneboard a plane.
v. (change)2. embark, enterset out on (an enterprise or subject of study).; "she embarked upon a new career"
~ begin, commence, set out, start, start out, set about, get down, gettake the first step or steps in carrying out an action.; "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"
~ take uppursue or resume.; "take up a matter for consideration"
v. (social)3. embark, ventureproceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers.; "We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer"
~ go, proceed, movefollow a procedure or take a course.; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"
initiate
n. (person)1. beginner, initiate, novice, tiro, tyrosomeone new to a field or activity.
~ unskilled persona person who lacks technical training.
~ abecedariana novice learning the rudiments of some subject.
~ apprentice, prentice, learnerworks for an expert to learn a trade.
~ cub, greenhorn, rookiean awkward and inexperienced youth.
~ landlubber, landsman, lubberan inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage.
~ fledgeling, fledgling, newbie, newcomer, entrant, freshman, neophyte, starterany new participant in some activity.
~ tenderfootan inexperienced person (especially someone inexperienced in outdoor living).
~ traineesomeone who is being trained.
n. (person)2. initiate, learned person, pundit, savantsomeone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field.
~ polymatha person of great and varied learning.
~ bookman, scholar, scholarly person, studenta learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines.
n. (group)3. enlightened, initiatepeople who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity.; "it is very familiar to the initiate"
~ people(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively.; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"
v. (creation)4. initiate, originate, startbring into being.; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"
~ lead up, initiateset in motion, start an event or prepare the way for.; "Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II"
~ create, makemake or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
~ setapply or start.; "set fire to a building"
~ date back, date from, go backbelong to an earlier time.; "This story dates back 200 years"
v. (creation)5. initiate, pioneertake the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of.; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"
~ strike upbegin.; "strike up a conversation"; "strike up a friendship"
~ innovate, introducebring something new to an environment.; "A new word processor was introduced"
~ activate, actuate, set off, spark, spark off, touch off, trigger, trigger off, tripput in motion or move to act.; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
~ cause, do, makegive rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally.; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
~ institute, establish, found, plant, constituteset up or lay the groundwork for.; "establish a new department"
~ stage, arrangeplan, organize, and carry out (an event).; "the neighboring tribe staged an invasion"
~ mountput up or launch.; "mount a campaign against pornography"
~ undertake, attempt, set aboutenter upon an activity or enterprise.
~ machinate, devise, prepare, organise, organize, get uparrange by systematic planning and united effort.; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"
v. (social)6. induct, initiateaccept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite.; "African men are initiated when they reach puberty"
~ let in, admit, includeallow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of.; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar"
v. (communication)7. broach, initiatebring up a topic for discussion.
~ hash out, talk over, discussspeak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion.; "We discussed our household budget"
~ deal, plow, handle, treat, cover, addressact on verbally or in some form of artistic expression.; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"
v. (change)8. initiate, lead upset in motion, start an event or prepare the way for.; "Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II"
~ initiate, originate, startbring into being.; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"
start
n. (event)1. startthe beginning of anything.; "it was off to a good start"
~ beginningthe event consisting of the start of something.; "the beginning of the war"
~ adrenarchethe increase in activity of the adrenal glands just before puberty.
~ menarchethe first occurrence of menstruation in a woman.
~ thelarchethe start of breast development in a woman at the beginning of puberty.
~ oncoming, onsetthe beginning or early stages.; "the onset of pneumonia"
~ dawn, morningthe earliest period.; "the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world"
~ flying start, running starta quick and auspicious beginning.
~ openerthe first event in a series.; "she played Chopin for her opener"; "the season's opener was a game against the Yankees"
~ alphathe beginning of a series or sequence.; "the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"
~ curtain raising, opening night, openingthe first performance (as of a theatrical production).; "the opening received good critical reviews"
~ start-off, send-off, kickoffa start given to contestants.; "I was there with my parents at the kickoff"
~ racing startthe start of a race.
n. (time)2. beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting timethe time at which something is supposed to begin.; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
~ birththe time when something begins (especially life).; "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a new age"
~ incipience, incipiencybeginning to exist or to be apparent.; "he placed the incipience of democratic faith at around 1850"; "it is designed to arrest monopolies in their incipiency"
~ point in time, pointan instant of time.; "at that point I had to leave"
~ starting point, terminus a quoearliest limiting point.
~ thresholdthe starting point for a new state or experience.; "on the threshold of manhood"
n. (act)3. start, startinga turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning).; "he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital"; "his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen"
~ turn, play(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession.; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play"
n. (act)4. jump, start, startlea sudden involuntary movement.; "he awoke with a start"
~ inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflexan automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus.
~ startle reaction, startle responsea complicated involuntary reaction to a sudden unexpected stimulus (especially a loud noise); involves flexion of most skeletal muscles and a variety of visceral reactions.
~ moro reflex, startle reflexa normal reflex of young infants; a sudden loud noise causes the child to stretch out the arms and flex the legs.
~ flinch, wincea reflex response to sudden pain.
n. (act)5. beginning, commencement, startthe act of starting something.; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"
~ change of statethe act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics.
~ jumping-off point, point of departure, springboarda beginning from which an enterprise is launched.; "he uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own"; "reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions"; "the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out"
~ activationmaking active and effective (as a bomb).
~ tone-beginning, attacka decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase.
~ establishment, constitution, formation, organisation, organizationthe act of forming or establishing something.; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club"
~ creation(theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence.
~ debut, first appearance, introduction, entry, launching, unveilingthe act of beginning something new.; "they looked forward to the debut of their new product line"
~ face-off(ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players.
~ first step, opening move, initiative, openingthe first of a series of actions.
~ groundbreaking, groundbreaking ceremonythe ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project.
~ housing startthe act of starting to construct a house.
~ icebreakera beginning that relaxes a tense or formal atmosphere.; "he told jokes as an icebreaker"
~ inauguration, startupthe act of starting a new operation or practice.; "he opposed the inauguration of fluoridation"; "the startup of the new factory was delayed by strikes"
~ founding, instauration, initiation, origination, innovation, creation, institution, foundation, introductionthe act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new.; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"
~ installation, installing, instalment, installmentthe act of installing something (as equipment).; "the telephone installation took only a few minutes"
~ jump ball(basketball) the way play begins or resumes when possession is disputed; an official tosses the ball up between two players who jump in an effort to tap it to a teammate.
~ kickoff(football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score.
~ recommencement, resumptionbeginning again.
~ scrum, scrummage(rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball is thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession.
~ startupthe act of setting in operation.; "repeated shutdowns and startups are expensive"
n. (location)6. scratch, scratch line, start, starting linea line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game.
~ linein games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area.
n. (communication)7. start, starting signala signal to begin (as in a race).; "the starting signal was a green light"; "the runners awaited the start"
~ signal, signaling, signany nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message.; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"
n. (attribute)8. head start, startthe advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race).; "with an hour's start he will be hard to catch"
~ advantage, vantagethe quality of having a superior or more favorable position.; "the experience gave him the advantage over me"
v. (motion)9. depart, part, set forth, set off, set out, start, start out, take offleave.; "The family took off for Florida"
~ go forth, leave, go awaygo away from a place.; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
~ lift off, take offdepart from the ground.; "The plane took off two hours late"
~ roar offleave.; "The car roared off into the fog"
~ blaze out, blazemove rapidly and as if blazing.; "The spaceship blazed out into space"
~ sally forth, sally outset out in a sudden, energetic or violent manner.
v. (motion)10. jump, start, startlemove or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm.; "She startled when I walked into the room"
~ movemove so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
~ shystart suddenly, as from fright.
~ bogglestartle with amazement or fear.
~ rear backstart with anger or resentment or in protest.
~ jackrabbitgo forward or start with a fast, sudden movement.
v. (motion)11. start, start upget going or set in motion.; "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer"
~ kick-startstart (a motorcycle) by means of a kick starter.
~ hot-wirestart (a car engine) without a key by bypassing the ignition interlock.; "The woman who lost the car keys had to hot-wire her van"
~ re-start, restartstart an engine again, for example.
~ crank up, crankstart by cranking.; "crank up the engine"
~ jump-start, jumpstart, jumpstart (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery.
~ get going, start, gobegin or set in motion.; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!"
v. (motion)12. get going, go, startbegin or set in motion.; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!"
~ come on, go on, come upstart running, functioning, or operating.; "the lights went on"; "the computer came up"
~ get off the ground, take offget started or set in motion, used figuratively.; "the project took a long time to get off the ground"
v. (social)13. start, take upbegin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job.; "Take up a position"; "start a new job"
~ take officeassume an office, duty, or title.; "When will the new President take office?"
v. (competition)14. startplay in the starting lineup.
~ athletics, sportan active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition.
~ playparticipate in games or sport.; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches"
v. (motion)15. bug out, bulge, bulge out, come out, pop, pop out, protrude, startbulge outward.; "His eyes popped"
~ change form, change shape, deformassume a different shape or form.
undertake
v. (creation)1. attempt, set about, undertakeenter upon an activity or enterprise.
~ initiate, pioneertake the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of.; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"
v. (social)2. tackle, take on, undertakeaccept as a challenge.; "I'll tackle this difficult task"
~ face, face up, confrontdeal with (something unpleasant) head on.; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"
~ riseexert oneself to meet a challenge.; "rise to a challenge"; "rise to the occasion"
v. (communication)3. guarantee, undertakepromise to do or accomplish.; "guarantee to free the prisoners"
~ promise, assuremake a promise or commitment.
~ subvent, subvention, underwriteguarantee financial support of.; "The opera tour was subvented by a bank"
v. (communication)4. contract, undertakeenter into a contractual arrangement.
~ promise, assuremake a promise or commitment.
~ stipulatemake an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force.
~ signbe engaged by a written agreement.; "He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18"; "The soprano signed to sing the new opera"
~ specify, stipulate, condition, qualifyspecify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement.; "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments"
~ lease, rentlet for money.; "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad"
~ charter, hire, lease, renthold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services.
v. (social)5. take in charge, undertakeaccept as a charge.
~ consent, go for, acceptgive an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to.; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"