to originate · to initiate · to launch (an attack, an initiative etc) · to start · to propose sth (for the first time)

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The head of the World Health Organization said Monday he will begin an independent evaluation of the U.N. health agency’s response to the coronavirus pandemic “at the earliest appropriate moment.”

世卫组织负责人于周一表示，他将“在条件合适的情况下尽快”发起对本机构针对新冠疫情应对情况的独立调查。

This sofa can seat three people easily.

这张沙发起码可以坐三个人。

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to originate · to initiate · to launch (an attack, an initiative etc) · to start · to propose sth (for the first time)

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