start
/stɑɹt/ verb A1- To set in motion. · to start a stream of water; to start a rumour; to start a business
- To begin. · The President fired the gun to start the footrace.· The rain started at 9:00.
- To ready the operation of a vehicle or machine. · to start the engine
- To put or raise (a question, an objection); to put forward (a subject for discussion).
- To bring onto being or into view; to originate; to invent.
- To have its origin (at), begin. · The speed limit is 50 km/h, starting at the edge of town.· The blue line starts one foot away from the wall.
- To jerk, jump up, flinch, or draw back in surprise.
- To awaken suddenly.
He/she/it starts · Past started · Past participle started · -ing form starting
Verb forms
- Base form
- start
- He/she/it
- starts
- Past
- started
- Past participle
- started
- -ing form
- starting
Phrasal verbs and expressions
- start back To begin a return trip to a starting point.
- start in To begin (to do something); to get started.
- start into To begin to eat.
- start off To begin.
- start on To criticize.
- start out To emerge suddenly; to jump out.
- start over to begin again; to return to the beginning
- start up To rise suddenly.
From the library
Dorothy helped him over the fence, and they started along the path of yellow brick for the Emerald City.
She bade her friends good-bye, and again started along the road of yellow brick.
And so, with Toto trotting along soberly behind her, she started on her journey.
Toto jumped out of Dorothy’s arms and hid under the bed, and the girl started to get him.
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