The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
The initial portion of some extended thing.
That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause.
Of or relating to the first portion of some extended thing.
An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.
A minor road (such as a ramp or slip road) which is used to leave a major road (such as an expressway, highway, or motorway).
An opening or passage through which one can go from inside a place (such as a building, a room, or a vehicle) to the outside; an egress.
The act of departing from life; death.
The action of an actor leaving a scene or the stage.
To depart from life; to die.
To depart from or leave (a place or situation).
To leave a scene or depart from a stage.
Used as a stage direction for an actor: to leave the scene or stage.
To go out or go away from a place or situation; to depart, to leave.
To give up the lead.
To alight or disembark from a vehicle.
To end or terminate (a program, subroutine, etc.)