start

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/stɑːt/

noun 12verb 5name 3adv 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

auspicious, bright, encouraging, flying, good, great, impressive, promising, sound, wonderful

The team had a promising start to the season, winning their first three games.

disappointing, disastrous, poor, rocky, shaky, slow, uncertain

false

He tried to learn guitar, but after a few false starts, he finally found a good teacher.

fresh, new | early, late

very

She knew from the very start that this job wasn't right for her.

VERB + START

make

We need to make a start on the project before the deadline arrives next week.

get off to

Their new business got off to a rocky start when they lost their main supplier.

herald, mark

START + NOUN

button, date, signal

PREP

at the ~ (of)

The children were excited at the start of their first day of school.

from the ~

The project was challenging from the start, so we needed an experienced team.

~ to

She got a good start to her career when she landed an internship at a tech company.

~ in

After losing his job, he decided to make a fresh start in a different city.

PHRASES

from start to finish

The movie was entertaining from start to finish, so we didn't check our phones once.

(verb.)

ADV

suddenly

The rain suddenly started, so we decided to go inside and wait it out.

immediately

just

The movie just started when we arrived at the cinema.

off, out

The movie started off slowly, but it became exciting in the second half.

(all over) again

After the computer crashed, I had to start all over again with my homework.

VERB + START

decide to, expect to, hope to, intend to, plan to

be due to, be expected to, be scheduled to

The new school year is scheduled to start in September.

be ready to

She felt nervous but was ready to start her new job on Monday morning.

be about to, be going to

The movie is about to start, so we should turn off our phones.

had better

We'd better start saving money now if we want to buy a house next year.

PREP

We should start by making a list of everything we need to buy for the party.

from

We decided to start from scratch and rebuild the entire website design.

We began on the project last Monday and hope to finish it by next month.

with

We should start with the basics before moving on to more difficult topics.

PHRASES

get started

We need to get started on the project if we want to finish by Friday.

let's start

Definitions

noun

The beginning of an activity.

The movie was entertaining from start to finish.

I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips, / Straining upon the start.

A sudden involuntary movement.

He woke with a start.

Nature does nothing by starts and leaps, or in a hurry.

The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.

Captured pieces are returned to the start of the board.

An appearance in a sports game, horserace, etc., from the beginning of the event.

Jones has been a substitute before, but made his first start for the team last Sunday.

Wilshere, who made his first start for England in the midweek friendly win over Denmark, raced into the penalty area and chose to cross rather than shoot - one of the very few poor selections he made in the match.

A young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later.

You generally see nursery starts at garden centres in mid to late spring. Small annual plants are generally sold in four-packs or larger packs, with each cell holding a single young plant.

verb

To begin, commence, initiate.

to start a stream of water; to start a rumour; to start a business

I was some years ago engaged in conversation with a fashionable French Abbe, upon a subject which the people of that kingdom love to start in discourse.

To begin, commence, initiate.

The President fired the gun to start the footrace.

The rain started at 9:00.

To begin, commence, initiate.

to start the engine

To begin, commence, initiate.

Sensual men agree in the pursuit of every pleasure they can start.

noun

An instance of starting.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of starting something

noun — a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)

starting

noun — a sudden involuntary movement

noun — a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a g

scratch

noun — the time at which something is supposed to begin

verb — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

verb — set in motion, cause to start

verb — bring into being

verb — get off the ground

commence

verb — begin or set in motion

verb — move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

verb — leave

verb — bulge outward

verb — begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or

begin

verb — have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sens

begin

verb — have a beginning characterized in some specified way

begin

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

head start

An advantage consisting in starting a competition or task earlier than might be expected; given (or taken), for example, prior to the beginning of a race.

Fred gave his younger brother a five-minute head start in the Easter egg hunt.

start over

to begin again; to return to the beginning

I forgot to save my work, and I had to start over.

fresh start

A new beginning, without prejudices.

After the past disputes between the two countries, both sides decided to make a fresh start by agreeing to trade with each other again.

flying start

An especially good start.

The new restaurant got off to a flying start, packing out every night.

start from where you are

Achievement requires realism.

Example Bank

The movie was entertaining from start to finish.

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I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips, / Straining upon the start.

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He woke with a start.

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to start a stream of water; to start a rumour; to start a business

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I was some years ago engaged in conversation with a fashionable French Abbe, upon a subject which the people of that kingdom love to start in discourse.

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In the autumn there was a row at some cement works about the unskilled labour men. A union had just been started for them and all but a few joined. One of these blacklegs was laid for by a picket and

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, start is marked as archaic, obsolete, slang, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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