start

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verb

ˈstärt

started; starting; starts

intransitive verb

: to move suddenly and violently : spring

started angrily to his feet

: to react with a sudden brief involuntary movement

started when a shot rang out

: to issue with sudden force

blood starting from the wound

: to come into being, activity, or operation

when does the movie start

the rain started up again

: to protrude or seem to protrude

eyes starting from their sockets

: to become loosened or forced out of place

one of the planks has started

: to begin a course or journey

started toward the door

just starting out

: to range from a specified initial point

the rates start at $10

: to begin an activity or undertaking

especially : to begin work

: to be a participant in a game or contest

especially : to be in the starting lineup

transitive verb

: to cause to leave a place of concealment : flush

start a rabbit

archaic : startle, alarm

: to bring up for consideration or discussion

: to bring into being

start a rumor

: to cause to become loosened or displaced

: to begin the use of

start a fresh loaf of bread

: to cause to move, act, or operate

start the motor

: to cause to enter a game or contest

especially : to put in the starting lineup

: to care for or train during the early stages of growth and development

started plants

a well-started coonhound

: to do or experience the first stages or actions of

started studying music at the age of five

start

2 of 3

noun

: a sudden involuntary bodily movement or reaction

woke with a start

: a brief and sudden action or movement

: a sudden capricious impulse or outburst

: a beginning of movement, activity, or development

a false start

housing starts

: head start

: a place of beginning

: the act or an instance of being a competitor in a race or a member of a starting lineup in a game

undefeated in six starts

Current Biography

START

3 of 3

abbreviation

ˈstärt

strategic arms reduction talks

Example Sentences

Verb They started clearing land for the new housing development. He started studying music at the age of five. As soon as you're ready to play, we'll start. Let's start with some warm-up exercises. He deleted what he wrote and started fresh. Olympic athletes start young and train hard. I started the quilt last month. Have you started your book report? We started the meeting at 6:30. She started the meeting with a brief review of the previous meeting. Noun knew from the start of the game that he would win easily See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Why not start driving around the neighborhoods to see the ghoulish fun slowly begin to appear.

cleveland, 19 Sep. 2022 The state did recently start a voluntary program to promote diversity in business plans.

Robert Mccoppin, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2022 Guests start talking to one another, asking, What is that?

Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2022 Of New York) start and run various programs throughout Mexico and Latin America.

Chuck Todd, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2022 The game-winning fumble recover is the place to start.

Emily Horos, The Arizona Republic, 18 Sep. 2022 One great place to start integrating eco-friendly products is in the kitchen.

Annie Burdick, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2022 Here’s a quick primer on six films currently streaming as a place to start viewing Godard’s work.

Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2022 Hoffman says a lot of police departments allow online reporting, a good place to start.

Amritpal Kaur Sandhu-longoria, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2022

Noun

Tuesday’s ruling might be only the start of this disqualification campaign.

The Editorial Board, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 San Diego State University will move its film, TV and new media production programs to Chula Vista in what might be the start of a migration of four-year universities to South County.

Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 Saturday should be the start of some cooler temperatures, though sticky conditions will remain.

Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022 If your loved one is looking to live more sustainably, a kit like this is a great start.

Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, 6 Sep. 2022 But the three-plus-hour performance was a great start and shows that better things are ahead, and that should be celebrated after all the critics were sounding off since the end of last season.

Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2022 Labor Day is, in some ways, a bittersweet holiday, marking the impending end of summer, the start of another school year and, often, the last chance to host a blowout barbecue for friends.

Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2022 Turner completed 14 of 22 passes in what was his first collegiate start for 172 yards and a pair of touchdowns – good for a 150.2 passer rating.

Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 3 Sep. 2022 There is both a meteorological and astronomical start to autumn, and those come on different dates.

Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 2 Sep. 2022 See More

Kids Definition

start 1 of 2

verb

ˈstärt

started; starting

: to begin an activity

I'm starting a new book.

: to come or bring into being or action

Who started the rumor?

Rain is likely to start soon.

: to begin to move toward a particular place or in a particular direction

Let's start for home.

: to cause to move, act, or operate

I'll try to start the motor.

: to give a sudden twitch or jerk (as in surprise)

: to stick out or seem to stick out

Their eyes started from the sockets.

start

2 of 2

noun

: a sudden twitching or jerking movement

a start of surprise

: a beginning of movement, action, or development

I got an early start.

: a brief act, movement, or effort

They work by fits and starts.

: a place of beginning (as of a race)

start 1 of 2

verb

as in to jump

to move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise) I started from my chair when I heard the sudden scream

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

jump
leap
cringe
wince
flinch
startle
twitch
bolt
spring
jerk
react
respond
bound
shrink
jolt
recoil
spook
quail
blench
squinch

as in to establish

to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of started the impressionist movement in art

Synonyms & Similar Words

establish
initiate
pioneer
found
launch
begin
create
introduce
institute
inaugurate
plant
innovate
construct
constitute
organize
originate
invent
develop
set up
author
father
devise
manufacture
produce
fund
concoct
conceive
finance
expand
make up
contrive
systematize
subsidize
enlarge
arrange
endow
reinitiate
fabricate
relaunch
cook (up)
systemize
reinstitute
think (up)
put up
refound

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

stop
close (down)
shut (up)
finish
end
abolish
halt
terminate
nullify
phase out
annihilate
annul
wind up
round (off or out)
wrap up

as in to activate

to cause to function trying to start the car on a frigid morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

activate
trigger
spark
drive
move
power
generate
run
fuel
set off
ignite
touch off
provoke
push
actuate
launch
turn on
charge
fire
switch
electrify
stimulate
energize
release
accelerate
trip
kick-start
turn over
crank (up)
kick over
reactivate
instigate
jump-start
discharge
recharge
quicken
incite
vitalize
stir up
excite
arouse
catalyze
step up
speed (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

stop
kill
cut
check
shut off
deactivate
stick
halt
brake
arrest
stall
slow
cut out
cut off
jam
suppress
decelerate
turn off
repress
draw up
stunt

as in to begin

to come into existence the fight started when one child tripped the other

Synonyms & Similar Words

begin
commence
originate
appear
arise
be
emerge
form
arrive
spring
dawn
set in
materialize
actualize
last
break
exist
engender
live
continue
breathe
subsist
survive
come on
persist
coalesce
cohere
endure
shape (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

stop
end
cease
finish
conclude
quit
discontinue
terminate
halt
disappear
vanish
die
dissolve
evaporate
desist
depart
expire
perish
pass away

as in to protrude

to extend outward beyond a usual point frightened horses with starting eyes

Synonyms & Similar Words

protrude
poke
project
stand out
swell
jut
bulge
bunch
belly
stick out
extend
balloon
pout
pouch
beetle
lengthen
billow
overhang
stretch
expand
bag
pooch
dome
inflate
snowball
dilate
elongate
mushroom
blow up
distend

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

shrink
contract
compress
constrict
condense

as in to commence

to take the first step in (a process or course of action) we'll be ready to start the concert in a moment

Synonyms & Similar Words

begin
commence
open
launch
found
set about
create
get going
lead off
initiate
get off
get to
kick off
organize
generate
embark (on or upon)
fall (to)
establish
originate
adopt
invent
strike (into)
inaugurate
enter (into or upon)
innovate
institute
spawn
pioneer
father
take up
take on
embrace
set up
get down (to)
get around (to)
get round (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

finish
end
stop
conclude
terminate
cease
quit
discontinue
halt
complete
close
leave
lay off
desist
abandon
destroy
forsake
abolish
knock off
extinguish
demolish
exterminate
phase out

start

2 of 2

noun

as in beginning

the point at which something begins knew from the start of the game that he would win easily

Synonyms & Similar Words

beginning
commencement
inception
launch
onset
alpha
dawn
outset
kickoff
genesis
baseline
morning
threshold
birth
day one
infancy
initiation
get-go
inauguration
founding
git-go
origination
incipiency
incipience
nascence
nascency
origin
first base
spring
opening
well
ground zero
dawning
arrival
drawing board
debut
creation
emergence
source
cradle
germ
advent
fountain
institution
square one
childhood
root
appearance
fountainhead
début
wellspring
seedbed
youth

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

end
close
conclusion
ending
stop
period
finish
completion
closing
termination
cessation
closure
omega
finale
windup

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of start are begin, commence, inaugurate, initiate, and usher in. While all these words mean "to take the first step in a course, process, or operation," start, opposed to stop, applies especially to first actions, steps, or stages.

the work started slowly

Begin, start, and commence are often interchangeable, with begin, opposed to end, being the most general.

begin a trip

began dancing

Commence can be more formal or bookish than begin or start.

commence firing

commenced a conversation

The meanings of inaugurate and start largely overlap; however, inaugurate suggests a beginning of some formality or notion of significance.

the discovery of penicillin inaugurated a new era in medicine

Although the words initiate and start have much in common, initiate implies taking a first step in a process or series that is to continue.

initiated diplomatic contacts

Usher in is somewhat less weighty than inaugurate.

ushered in a period of economic decline

单词	start
释义	start 1 of 3 verb ˈstärt started; starting; starts intransitive verb 1 a : to move suddenly and violently : spring started angrily to his feet b : to react with a sudden brief involuntary movement started when a shot rang out 2 a : to issue with sudden force blood starting from the wound b : to come into being, activity, or operation when does the movie start the rain started up again 3 : to protrude or seem to protrude eyes starting from their sockets 4 : to become loosened or forced out of place one of the planks has started 5 a : to begin a course or journey started toward the door just starting out b : to range from a specified initial point the rates start at $10 6 : to begin an activity or undertaking especially : to begin work 7 : to be a participant in a game or contest especially : to be in the starting lineup transitive verb 1 : to cause to leave a place of concealment : flush start a rabbit 2 archaic : startle, alarm 3 : to bring up for consideration or discussion 4 : to bring into being start a rumor 5 : to cause to become loosened or displaced 6 : to begin the use of start a fresh loaf of bread 7 a : to cause to move, act, or operate start the motor b : to cause to enter a game or contest especially : to put in the starting lineup c : to care for or train during the early stages of growth and development started plants a well-started coonhound 8 : to do or experience the first stages or actions of started studying music at the age of five start 2 of 3 noun 1 a : a sudden involuntary bodily movement or reaction woke with a start b : a brief and sudden action or movement c : a sudden capricious impulse or outburst 2 : a beginning of movement, activity, or development a false start housing starts 3 : head start 4 : a place of beginning 5 : the act or an instance of being a competitor in a race or a member of a starting lineup in a game undefeated in six starts Current Biography START 3 of 3 abbreviation ˈstärt strategic arms reduction talks Phrases start something or less commonly start anything : to make trouble always trying to start something don't start anything to start with 1 : at the beginning : initially 2 : in any event Synonyms Verb bolt jump startle Noun alpha baseline beginning birth commencement dawn day one genesis get-go git-go inception incipience incipiency kickoff launch morning nascence nascency onset outset threshold See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb They started clearing land for the new housing development. He started studying music at the age of five. As soon as you're ready to play, we'll start. Let's start with some warm-up exercises. He deleted what he wrote and started fresh. Olympic athletes start young and train hard. I started the quilt last month. Have you started your book report? We started the meeting at 6:30. She started the meeting with a brief review of the previous meeting. Noun knew from the start of the game that he would win easily See More Recent Examples on the Web Verb Why not start driving around the neighborhoods to see the ghoulish fun slowly begin to appear. cleveland, 19 Sep. 2022 The state did recently start a voluntary program to promote diversity in business plans. Robert Mccoppin, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2022 Guests start talking to one another, asking, What is that? Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2022 Of New York) start and run various programs throughout Mexico and Latin America. Chuck Todd, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2022 The game-winning fumble recover is the place to start. Emily Horos, The Arizona Republic, 18 Sep. 2022 One great place to start integrating eco-friendly products is in the kitchen. Annie Burdick, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2022 Here’s a quick primer on six films currently streaming as a place to start viewing Godard’s work. Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2022 Hoffman says a lot of police departments allow online reporting, a good place to start. Amritpal Kaur Sandhu-longoria, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2022 Noun Tuesday’s ruling might be only the start of this disqualification campaign. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 San Diego State University will move its film, TV and new media production programs to Chula Vista in what might be the start of a migration of four-year universities to South County. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 Saturday should be the start of some cooler temperatures, though sticky conditions will remain. Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022 If your loved one is looking to live more sustainably, a kit like this is a great start. Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, 6 Sep. 2022 But the three-plus-hour performance was a great start and shows that better things are ahead, and that should be celebrated after all the critics were sounding off since the end of last season. Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2022 Labor Day is, in some ways, a bittersweet holiday, marking the impending end of summer, the start of another school year and, often, the last chance to host a blowout barbecue for friends. Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2022 Turner completed 14 of 22 passes in what was his first collegiate start for 172 yards and a pair of touchdowns – good for a 150.2 passer rating. Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 3 Sep. 2022 There is both a meteorological and astronomical start to autumn, and those come on different dates. Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 2 Sep. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Verb Middle English sterten; akin to Middle High German sterzen to stand up stiffly, move quickly First Known Use Verb before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing start false start get/have/make a late start get/set/start the ball rolling from start to finish get off to a good/bad start get/make an early start give a start get/start off on the wrong foot jump-start head start running start make a fresh/new start make a start set/start a (new) trend start from scratch start a family start in on start out start over start off start on start-up for a start kick-start start in the start a slow start get/start off on the right foot start on at shotgun start flying start start anything got off to a slow start start something to start with See More false start get/have/make a late start get/set/start the ball rolling from start to finish get off to a good/bad start get/make an early start give a start get/start off on the wrong foot jump-start head start running start make a fresh/new start make a start set/start a (new) trend start from scratch start a family start in on start out start over start off start on start-up for a start kick-start start in the start a slow start get/start off on the right foot start on at shotgun start flying start start anything got off to a slow start start something to start with See More Kids Definition start 1 of 2 verb ˈstärt started; starting 1 : to begin an activity I'm starting a new book. 2 : to come or bring into being or action Who started the rumor? Rain is likely to start soon. 3 : to begin to move toward a particular place or in a particular direction Let's start for home. 4 : to cause to move, act, or operate I'll try to start the motor. 5 : to give a sudden twitch or jerk (as in surprise) 6 : to stick out or seem to stick out Their eyes started from the sockets. start 2 of 2 noun 1 : a sudden twitching or jerking movement a start of surprise 2 : a beginning of movement, action, or development I got an early start. 3 : a brief act, movement, or effort They work by fits and starts. 4 : a place of beginning (as of a race) start 1 of 2 verb 1 as in to jump to move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise) I started from my chair when I heard the sudden scream Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance jump leap cringe wince flinch startle twitch bolt spring jerk react respond bound shrink jolt recoil spook quail blench squinch 2 as in to establish to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of started the impressionist movement in art Synonyms & Similar Words establish initiate pioneer found launch begin create introduce institute inaugurate plant innovate construct constitute organize originate invent develop set up author father devise manufacture produce fund concoct conceive finance expand make up contrive systematize subsidize enlarge arrange endow reinitiate fabricate relaunch cook (up) systemize reinstitute think (up) put up refound Antonyms & Near Antonyms stop close (down) shut (up) finish end abolish halt terminate nullify phase out annihilate annul wind up round (off or out) wrap up See More 3 as in to activate to cause to function trying to start the car on a frigid morning Synonyms & Similar Words activate trigger spark drive move power generate run fuel set off ignite touch off provoke push actuate launch turn on charge fire switch electrify stimulate energize release accelerate trip kick-start turn over crank (up) kick over reactivate instigate jump-start discharge recharge quicken incite vitalize stir up excite arouse catalyze step up speed (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms stop kill cut check shut off deactivate stick halt brake arrest stall slow cut out cut off jam suppress decelerate turn off repress draw up stunt See More 4 as in to begin to come into existence the fight started when one child tripped the other Synonyms & Similar Words begin commence originate appear arise be emerge form arrive spring dawn set in materialize actualize last break exist engender live continue breathe subsist survive come on persist coalesce cohere endure shape (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms stop end cease finish conclude quit discontinue terminate halt disappear vanish die dissolve evaporate desist depart expire perish pass away See More 5 as in to protrude to extend outward beyond a usual point frightened horses with starting eyes Synonyms & Similar Words protrude poke project stand out swell jut bulge bunch belly stick out extend balloon pout pouch beetle lengthen billow overhang stretch expand bag pooch dome inflate snowball dilate elongate mushroom blow up distend Antonyms & Near Antonyms shrink contract compress constrict condense 6 as in to commence to take the first step in (a process or course of action) we'll be ready to start the concert in a moment Synonyms & Similar Words begin commence open launch found set about create get going lead off initiate get off get to kick off organize generate embark (on or upon) fall (to) establish originate adopt invent strike (into) inaugurate enter (into or upon) innovate institute spawn pioneer father take up take on embrace set up get down (to) get around (to) get round (to) Antonyms & Near Antonyms finish end stop conclude terminate cease quit discontinue halt complete close leave lay off desist abandon destroy forsake abolish knock off extinguish demolish exterminate phase out See More start 2 of 2 noun as in beginning the point at which something begins knew from the start of the game that he would win easily Synonyms & Similar Words beginning commencement inception launch onset alpha dawn outset kickoff genesis baseline morning threshold birth day one infancy initiation get-go inauguration founding git-go origination incipiency incipience nascence nascency origin first base spring opening well ground zero dawning arrival drawing board debut creation emergence source cradle germ advent fountain institution square one childhood root appearance fountainhead début wellspring seedbed youth Antonyms & Near Antonyms end close conclusion ending stop period finish completion closing termination cessation closure omega finale windup See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of start are begin, commence, inaugurate, initiate, and usher in. While all these words mean "to take the first step in a course, process, or operation," start, opposed to stop, applies especially to first actions, steps, or stages. the work started slowly Begin, start, and commence are often interchangeable, with begin, opposed to end, being the most general. begin a trip began dancing Commence can be more formal or bookish than begin or start. commence firing commenced a conversation The meanings of inaugurate and start largely overlap; however, inaugurate suggests a beginning of some formality or notion of significance. the discovery of penicillin inaugurated a new era in medicine Although the words initiate and start have much in common, initiate implies taking a first step in a process or series that is to continue. initiated diplomatic contacts Usher in is somewhat less weighty than inaugurate. ushered in a period of economic decline Phrases Containing start to start with to start with
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