(literary) to introduce the theme of a composition; to state the gist at the outset · (fig.) to begin tackling an issue; to find a way into a problem · (coll.) to experience sth for the first time (esp. sth unusual)
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Meanings
1(literary) to introduce the theme of a composition; to state the gist at the outset
2(fig.) to begin tackling an issue; to find a way into a problem
3(coll.) to experience sth for the first time (esp. sth unusual)