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- DictionaryStart/stärt/
verb
- 1. begin or be reckoned from a particular point in time or space: "the season starts in September"
- 2. (of event or process) happen or come into being: "the fire started in the building's upper floor"
noun
- 1. the point in time or space at which something has its origin; the beginning: "he takes over as chief executive at the start of next year"
- 2. a sudden movement of surprise or alarm: "she awoke with a start"
B1. to begin to happen or to make something begin to happen: The programme starts at seven o'clock. Police believe the fire started in the kitchen. start verb (BUSINESS) B2. If a business, organization, etc starts, it begins to exist, and if you start it, you make it begin to exist: She started her own computer business.
The beginning of something is the start. The start of the movie may have been a little slow, but by the end you were on the edge of your seat. As a verb, start means to begin an activity or event.
Check pronunciation: start. Definition of start verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
4 days ago · 1. transitive verb. If you start to do something, you do something that you were not doing before and you continue doing it. John then unlocked the front door and I started to follow him up the stairs. It was 1956 when Susanna started the work on the garden. Synonyms: set about, begin, proceed, embark upon More Synonyms of start.
1. a. To take the first step in doing: We start work at dawn. See Synonyms at begin. b. To cause to come into being; make happen or originate: Bad wiring started the fire. The website started the rumor. c. To set into motion, operation, or activity: start an engine; a shot that started the race.
start. verb. /stɑrt/. Verb Forms. doing something. [transitive, intransitive] to begin doing or using something start something I start work at nine. He's just started a new job. I only started (= began to read) this book yesterday. We need to start (= begin using) a new can of coffee.
start meaning, definition, what is start: to do something that you were not doing ...: Learn more.