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)

starting 1 of 2

adjective

as in beginning

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

beginning
opening
initial
first
earliest
inaugural
pioneer
original
maiden
foremost
leadoff
primary
headmost
eminent
premier
superior

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

last
final
concluding
latter
following
succeeding
latest
terminal
ultimate
closing
terminating
lag
eventual
ensuing
consequent
rearmost
hindmost
bottommost
crowning
decisive
definitive
conclusive

starting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of start

as in jumping

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

jumping
leaping
cringing
wincing
bolting
reacting
startling
flinching
responding
twitching
springing
jerking
shrinking
blenching
recoiling
jolting
bounding
spooking
quailing
squinching

as in founding

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

founding
establishing
initiating
launching
beginning
pioneering
creating
introducing
instituting
inaugurating
planting
innovating
constructing
originating
organizing
constituting
developing
inventing
producing
manufacturing
devising
authoring
setting up
expanding
concocting
fathering
conceiving
funding
financing
enlarging
subsidizing
making up
contriving
arranging
systematizing
relaunching
reinstituting
fabricating
cooking (up)
reinitiating
endowing
thinking (up)
refounding
systemizing
putting up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

closing (down)
ending
finishing
shutting (up)
stopping
abolishing
terminating
nullifying
annihilating
halting
annulling
phasing out
rounding (off or out)
wrapping up
winding up

as in activating

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

activating
triggering
sparking
driving
moving
generating
powering
running
fueling
pushing
launching
igniting
setting off
charging
provoking
firing
touching off
fuelling
turning on
actuating
switching
releasing
electrifying
stimulating
accelerating
energizing
cranking (up)
turning over
tripping
reactivating
discharging
kick-starting
kicking over
recharging
exciting
inciting
instigating
jump-starting
quickening
stirring up
catalyzing
stepping up
vitalizing
arousing
speeding (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

cutting
stopping
killing
checking
sticking
turning off
stalling
deactivating
halting
arresting
braking
jamming
slowing
shutting off
cutting out
suppressing
decelerating
repressing
stunting
cutting off
drawing up

as in commencing

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

beginning
commencing
originating
appearing
being
arising
forming
arriving
emerging
springing
dawning
actualizing
living
materializing
existing
breaking
continuing
setting in
engendering
lasting
breathing
subsisting
surviving
coalescing
persisting
coming on
enduring
cohering
shaping (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

ending
stopping
finishing
ceasing
terminating
discontinuing
concluding
halting
quitting
disappearing
dying
vanishing
evaporating
dissolving
departing
desisting
expiring
perishing
passing away

as in protruding

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

protruding
poking
projecting
bulging
standing out
swelling
sticking out
jutting
extending
ballooning
bunching
pouting
bagging
overhanging
billowing
pooching
expanding
pouching
beetling
bellying
stretching
lengthening
inflating
snowballing
mushrooming
doming
elongating
dilating
distending
blowing up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

contracting
shrinking
compressing
condensing
constricting

as in launching

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

beginning
commencing
launching
opening
creating
initiating
leading off
setting about
getting off
kicking off
generating
organizing
getting going
originating
getting to
establishing
adopting
falling (to)
embarking (on or upon)
inventing
innovating
inaugurating
entering (into or upon)
founding
striking (into)
spawning
instituting
pioneering
fathering
embracing
taking up
taking on
getting down (to)
setting up
getting around (to)
getting round (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

ending
finishing
stopping
terminating
concluding
ceasing
completing
discontinuing
leaving
halting
closing
quitting
laying off
abandoning
desisting
destroying
abolishing
knocking off
forsaking
extinguishing
demolishing
exterminating
phasing out

单词	starting
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) starting 1 of 2 adjective as in beginning Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance beginning opening initial first earliest inaugural pioneer original maiden foremost leadoff primary headmost eminent premier superior Antonyms & Near Antonyms last final concluding latter following succeeding latest terminal ultimate closing terminating lag eventual ensuing consequent rearmost hindmost bottommost crowning decisive definitive conclusive See More starting 2 of 2 verb present participle of start 1 as in jumping to move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise) I started from my chair when I heard the sudden scream Synonyms & Similar Words jumping leaping cringing wincing bolting reacting startling flinching responding twitching springing jerking shrinking blenching recoiling jolting bounding spooking quailing squinching 2 as in founding to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of started the impressionist movement in art Synonyms & Similar Words founding establishing initiating launching beginning pioneering creating introducing instituting inaugurating planting innovating constructing originating organizing constituting developing inventing producing manufacturing devising authoring setting up expanding concocting fathering conceiving funding financing enlarging subsidizing making up contriving arranging systematizing relaunching reinstituting fabricating cooking (up) reinitiating endowing thinking (up) refounding systemizing putting up Antonyms & Near Antonyms closing (down) ending finishing shutting (up) stopping abolishing terminating nullifying annihilating halting annulling phasing out rounding (off or out) wrapping up winding up See More 3 as in activating to cause to function trying to start the car on a frigid morning Synonyms & Similar Words activating triggering sparking driving moving generating powering running fueling pushing launching igniting setting off charging provoking firing touching off fuelling turning on actuating switching releasing electrifying stimulating accelerating energizing cranking (up) turning over tripping reactivating discharging kick-starting kicking over recharging exciting inciting instigating jump-starting quickening stirring up catalyzing stepping up vitalizing arousing speeding (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms cutting stopping killing checking sticking turning off stalling deactivating halting arresting braking jamming slowing shutting off cutting out suppressing decelerating repressing stunting cutting off drawing up See More 4 as in commencing to come into existence the fight started when one child tripped the other Synonyms & Similar Words beginning commencing originating appearing being arising forming arriving emerging springing dawning actualizing living materializing existing breaking continuing setting in engendering lasting breathing subsisting surviving coalescing persisting coming on enduring cohering shaping (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms ending stopping finishing ceasing terminating discontinuing concluding halting quitting disappearing dying vanishing evaporating dissolving departing desisting expiring perishing passing away See More 5 as in protruding to extend outward beyond a usual point frightened horses with starting eyes Synonyms & Similar Words protruding poking projecting bulging standing out swelling sticking out jutting extending ballooning bunching pouting bagging overhanging billowing pooching expanding pouching beetling bellying stretching lengthening inflating snowballing mushrooming doming elongating dilating distending blowing up Antonyms & Near Antonyms contracting shrinking compressing condensing constricting 6 as in launching 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 beginning commencing launching opening creating initiating leading off setting about getting off kicking off generating organizing getting going originating getting to establishing adopting falling (to) embarking (on or upon) inventing innovating inaugurating entering (into or upon) founding striking (into) spawning instituting pioneering fathering embracing taking up taking on getting down (to) setting up getting around (to) getting round (to) Antonyms & Near Antonyms ending finishing stopping terminating concluding ceasing completing discontinuing leaving halting closing quitting laying off abandoning desisting destroying abolishing knocking off forsaking extinguishing demolishing exterminating phasing out See More
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start

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Kids Definition

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