Question

The dishes need washing, the floor needs vacuuming, the laundry needs folding. Get on it!‎

Accepted Answer

(transitivehttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#transitive) To commencehttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/commence (an action).

Sentence	The dishes need washing, the floor needs vacuuming, the laundry needs folding. Get on it!‎
Definition	( transitive https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#transitive ) To commence https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/commence (an action).

Dishes Washing Floor Vacuuming Laundry Folding It!‎ Action