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start Noun

— The beginning of something in place or time. We went back to the start. — A movement in reaction to surprise. I surprised him and he gave a start. — A surprise, often not pleasant. She gave him quite a start.

start Verb

— To begin; to do something for the first time. They started the race in first place. — To make a machine begin to work. I will start the car. — To move in surprise. When I touched his arm, he started.

start

— verb (= get down, begin, get) take the first step or steps in carrying out an action We began working at dawn Who will start? Get working as soon as the sun rises! The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia He began early in the day Let's get down to work now — verb (= begin) set in motion, cause to start The U.S. started a war in the Middle East The Iraqis began hostilities begin a new chapter in your life — verb (= take off) leave The family took off for Florida — verb (= begin) have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense The DMZ begins right over the hill The second movement begins after the Allegro Prices for these homes start at $250,000 — verb (= initiate) bring into being He initiated a new program Start a foundation — verb (= embark on) get off the ground Who started this company? We embarked on an exciting enterprise I start my day with a good breakfast We began the new semester The afternoon session begins at 4 PM The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack — noun the beginning of anything it was off to a good start — verb (= start up) get going or set in motion We simply could not start the engine start up the computer — verb (= startle, jump) move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm She startled when I walked into the room — verb (= go) begin or set in motion I start at eight in the morning Ready, set, go! — noun (= beginning, get-go) the time at which something is supposed to begin they got an early start she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her — noun (= starting) a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning) he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen — verb (= take up) begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job Take up a position start a new job — verb play in the starting lineup — noun (= beginning) the act of starting something he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations — noun a sudden involuntary movement he awoke with a start — noun the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race) with an hour's start he will be hard to catch — noun a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game — verb (= pop, bulge) bulge outward His eyes popped — verb (= begin) have a beginning characterized in some specified way The novel begins with a murder My property begins with the three maple trees Her day begins with a workout The semester begins with a convocation ceremony — verb (= begin) begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object begin a cigar She started the soup while it was still hot We started physics in 10th grade — noun (= starting signal) a signal to begin (as in a race) the starting signal was a green light the runners awaited the start

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begin beginning commence commencement initiate set out outset origin open launch startle jump originate leave depart start up inception set about turn on opening go found establish starting start out onset institute initiation undertake take off set up set off activate wince starting line set in motion rise put on lead off introduce get down take up take switch on set forth run offset move jerk give a start

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Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty

Topics start topics

What do people use start to talk about?
States Time Aspectual time

Start something
States Time Aspectual time Start something

Beginning
Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Tense and aspect

Aspect--dynamic verbs
Language and thought Communication Sign, symbol

Facial expression
Work and occupation Tool

Machine
Physical actions Move Manner of movement

Move quickly
Physical actions Move Travel

Travel by land
Language and thought Communication Say Criticize

Gossip
Language and thought Communication Sign, symbol

Cry, tear
Daily life Fire

Light a fire
Person Sense, perceive

Smell
Person Life

Birth
Language and thought Communication Say Voice

Speak poorly
Language and thought Communication Sign, symbol

Laugh
Social behavior

Relationships
Social behavior Conflict Fight

Attack
Work and occupation Work Difficult, impossible

Advantage
States Quantity

All
States Time Relative time Order, sequence

First
States Time Aspectual time Once

Again
States Time Aspectual time Once

All the time
States Time Continue, persevere

Start again
Grammar Connected with, related Coordinate relations

And, also

Conjugation start conjugation

How do you conjugate start?

start · verb

Examples start examples

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Simple sentences

You'd better start now.
You must start at once.
Actually it might be a good idea to start right now.
This is a good place to start the analysis.
As soon as you have done that, I would like you to start preparing supper.
I can't get the car to start.
Would it be better to start early?
I will start tonight.
Tom doesn't even know how to start a lawn mower.
Tom didn't even know where to start.
In France, we leave alone those who start fires, but we persecute those who sound the alarm.
Start the car.
It's never too late to start.
Start now.
It doesn't start before eight thirty.
It won't start before eight-thirty.
It doesn't start until eight thirty.
When you start to look like the photo in your passport, it's time to go on vacation.
When you start looking like your passport photo you should go on vacation.
Do you believe war will start?
It is regrettable that you did not start earlier.
It is necessary for you to start at once.
We'll start whenever you are ready.
Hurry up, or it will start raining.
You ought to be on time if you start now.
It is necessary for you to start now.
You are to start at once.

Movie subtitles

When I think of my mother, I'm grateful and I start to cry.
There are those who will want it to mean something and will start to analyze it.
Uh, what do you say we just start with this little house, huh?
And so, it's a reasonable place to start the search.
You can start by clearing it up.
Hurry up and start.
These crocs are heroes, And you come along and start beating on them?
Obaba. I forgave you from the start.
Mrs Hicklin, can we catheterise the patient so we can monitor her urine output, and start a fluid chart, please?
Okay, Maggie, take Dev and start the first harvest.
Start perfusion and get it ready for transplant.
I just gotta edit this whole thing before I even start.
Make an appointment and start to get help and I won't press charges against either of you.
Don't you start with me.
But. There are those who will want it to mean something and will start to analyze it.
Let's give it a try and start at the beginning.
The women at the souk are saying the war with the French is about to start again.
They're about to start building the Algiers-Blida railroad.
Setting foot on another tribe's land could start a war.
From the start of conquest we offered France our services.
Seems he needs a fresh start almost as much as you do.
Raise our son, start a restaurant.
The admin wanted to make sure we start off the semester as stress-free as possible.
Uh, Zig, would you like to start the critique, since you also have firsthand knowledge on the subject?
But once you start to add it all up, the Director seems the most obvious suspect.
The interrogation's about to start.
I'm afraid I wouldn't know where to start.
I'll start purging all unnecessary modules.
I need you to start catching for me.
You got each other for a start.
And start singing again.
Let's start from diplomacy.
Oh. I had a feeling from the start that my journey this time around would be auspicious somewhere along the way.
I forgave you from the start.
The start of a love story.

News and current affairs

But if the human capacity for destruction knows few limits, the ability to start over again is just as remarkable.
Work on its renewal is due to start now, with the completed project ready in 2013.
It is a vicious circle, but where and why did it start?
To start, governments should design targeted, evidence-based policies and support the development of sound institutions.
The recent advent of fiscal advisory councils is a promising institutional start.
But from the start, the EU should give a signal by unilaterally opening its border to imports from the region.
Trying to limit all intrusions would be impossible, but one could start with cyber crime and cyber terrorism involving non-state parties.
This is what is great about technological solutions to climate change: if an alternative option is cheaper, people will start using it.
As foreigners start pulling their money out of a country they suspect, the dollar will weaken.
Start with Europe.
I would start by keeping in mind that some countries' capacity to absorb advice is limited, so it should be offered in smaller portions.
Where to start?
So, in order to cut global carbon emissions in half by the middle of the century, we would obviously have to start getting a lot more of our energy from sources that don't emit carbon.
Putting major drug traffickers behind bars at the new maximum-security prison at Pul-i-Charki, near Kabul, would be a good start.
At the start of the crisis, many people likened it to 1982 or 1973, which was reassuring, because both dates refer to classical cyclical downturns.
MOSCOW - Most people who know of me think of me as an information-technology expert, someone who probably lives in California and invests in edgy Internet start-ups.

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