start

1 of 3

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)

started

verb

past tense of start

as in jumped

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

jumped
leaped
cringed
startled
winced
bolted
leapt
flinched
jerked
responded
reacted
twitched
sprang
jolted
sprung
spooked
recoiled
shrank
shrunk
bounded
quailed
blenched
squinched

as in founded

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

founded
established
initiated
pioneered
began
launched
introduced
created
instituted
inaugurated
planted
originated
constituted
organized
innovated
constructed
invented
developed
devised
set up
authored
concocted
produced
conceived
manufactured
fathered
funded
expanded
made up
financed
enlarged
contrived
arranged
systematized
reinstituted
fabricated
subsidized
relaunched
endowed
reinitiated
cooked (up)
thought (up)
systemized
refounded
put up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

closed (down)
stopped
shut (up)
finished
ended
abolished
halted
nullified
terminated
annihilated
annulled
phased out
wrapped up
rounded (off or out)
wound up
winded up

as in triggered

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

triggered
activated
sparked
drove
moved
powered
generated
fueled
ignited
ran
run
set off
provoked
pushed
turned on
touched off
fuelled
actuated
launched
charged
switched
fired
released
stimulated
energized
cranked (up)
excited
electrified
turned over
reactivated
accelerated
discharged
tripped
instigated
kick-started
aroused
kicked over
incited
jump-started
recharged
catalyzed
stirred up
quickened
vitalized
stepped up
sped (up)
speeded (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

stopped
killed
cut
checked
stuck
deactivated
halted
stalled
arrested
jammed
slowed
shut off
braked
suppressed
cut out
turned off
decelerated
stunted
repressed
cut off
drew up

as in began

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

began
commenced
originated
appeared
arose
was
formed
emerged
arrived
dawned
sprang
sprung
set in
materialized
actualized
existed
engendered
broke
lived
continued
lasted
breathed
subsisted
persisted
coalesced
survived
came on
endured
cohered
shaped (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

stopped
ended
ceased
finished
concluded
halted
quit
terminated
discontinued
disappeared
died
vanished
dissolved
evaporated
quitted
desisted
departed
expired
perished
passed away

as in protruded

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

protruded
poked
swelled
bulged
stood out
projected
ballooned
stuck out
jutted
bunched
billowed
pouted
pooched
bellied
extended
pouched
beetled
overhung
bagged
lengthened
stretched
mushroomed
expanded
snowballed
inflated
domed
distended
dilated
elongated
blew up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

contracted
compressed
condensed
shrank
shrunk
constricted

as in commenced

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

began
commenced
launched
opened
created
initiated
set about
got going
led off
got off
kicked off
got to
organized
adopted
originated
established
founded
generated
invented
embarked (on or upon)
fell (to)
inaugurated
pioneered
instituted
innovated
struck (into)
entered (into or upon)
spawned
embraced
took up
took on
fathered
set up
got down (to)
got around (to)
got round (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

ended
finished
stopped
concluded
ceased
terminated
halted
completed
quit
discontinued
laid off
left
closed
quitted
abandoned
desisted
destroyed
knocked off
abolished
extinguished
forsook
exterminated
demolished
phased out

单词	started
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) started verb past tense of start 1 as in jumped to move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise) I started from my chair when I heard the sudden scream Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance jumped leaped cringed startled winced bolted leapt flinched jerked responded reacted twitched sprang jolted sprung spooked recoiled shrank shrunk bounded quailed blenched squinched 2 as in founded to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of started the impressionist movement in art Synonyms & Similar Words founded established initiated pioneered began launched introduced created instituted inaugurated planted originated constituted organized innovated constructed invented developed devised set up authored concocted produced conceived manufactured fathered funded expanded made up financed enlarged contrived arranged systematized reinstituted fabricated subsidized relaunched endowed reinitiated cooked (up) thought (up) systemized refounded put up Antonyms & Near Antonyms closed (down) stopped shut (up) finished ended abolished halted nullified terminated annihilated annulled phased out wrapped up rounded (off or out) wound up winded up See More 3 as in triggered to cause to function trying to start the car on a frigid morning Synonyms & Similar Words triggered activated sparked drove moved powered generated fueled ignited ran run set off provoked pushed turned on touched off fuelled actuated launched charged switched fired released stimulated energized cranked (up) excited electrified turned over reactivated accelerated discharged tripped instigated kick-started aroused kicked over incited jump-started recharged catalyzed stirred up quickened vitalized stepped up sped (up) speeded (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms stopped killed cut checked stuck deactivated halted stalled arrested jammed slowed shut off braked suppressed cut out turned off decelerated stunted repressed cut off drew up See More 4 as in began to come into existence the fight started when one child tripped the other Synonyms & Similar Words began commenced originated appeared arose was formed emerged arrived dawned sprang sprung set in materialized actualized existed engendered broke lived continued lasted breathed subsisted persisted coalesced survived came on endured cohered shaped (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms stopped ended ceased finished concluded halted quit terminated discontinued disappeared died vanished dissolved evaporated quitted desisted departed expired perished passed away See More 5 as in protruded to extend outward beyond a usual point frightened horses with starting eyes Synonyms & Similar Words protruded poked swelled bulged stood out projected ballooned stuck out jutted bunched billowed pouted pooched bellied extended pouched beetled overhung bagged lengthened stretched mushroomed expanded snowballed inflated domed distended dilated elongated blew up Antonyms & Near Antonyms contracted compressed condensed shrank shrunk constricted 6 as in commenced 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 began commenced launched opened created initiated set about got going led off got off kicked off got to organized adopted originated established founded generated invented embarked (on or upon) fell (to) inaugurated pioneered instituted innovated struck (into) entered (into or upon) spawned embraced took up took on fathered set up got down (to) got around (to) got round (to) Antonyms & Near Antonyms ended finished stopped concluded ceased terminated halted completed quit discontinued laid off left closed quitted abandoned desisted destroyed knocked off abolished extinguished forsook exterminated demolished phased out See More
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