sätta igång — meaning in English

English meaning

• effect noun A change that is the result or consequence of something else.
• initiate verb To start something, especially a formal process.
• start verb To begin doing something or set something in motion.

Senses

sätta igång is used for these senses in English:

• effect (transitive) To make or bring about; to implement.
• initiate (transitive) To begin; to start.
• start (ergative, of an object) To come loose, to break free of a firmly set position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate.

effect — full definition

1. noun A change that is the result or consequence of something else.
2. verb To bring about; to cause to happen.

initiate — full definition

1. verb To start something, especially a formal process.
2. verb To formally introduce someone into a group, often through a ritual or ceremony.
3. noun Someone who has just been admitted into a group, or who is well-versed in a particular subject.

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