start

CEFRA1

/stɑːt/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To begin doing or happening.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    A sudden involuntary movement.

Examples

  • The local community supported us from the start.

  • You should start as early as you can.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • [sta̠ɹ̠t̚]
  • [ʃtɛ̝ɹ̠θ̠]

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

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

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The beginning of an activity.

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

More examples

In context

  • Do you believe war will start?

  • Captured pieces are returned to the start of the board.

  • The movie was entertaining from start to finish.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The marathon runners will blank the race immediately after the starting gun fires.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English stert, from the verb sterten (“to start, startle”). See below.