begin by doing

begin by doing something

to start out by doing something first. We will begin by painting the house. She began by opening the door.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aphra	-	Various
MikulÁŠ	-	Slovak, Czech
Natalya	nah-TAH-lyah	Russian
ÉTienne	e-TYEN (French), e-TSYEN (Quebec French)	French
MÉLisande	-	French
Berezi	-	Basque