English > start: 22 senses > noun 1, event| Meaning | The beginning of anything. |
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| Example | "it was off to a good start" |
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| Narrower | adrenarche | The increase / increase / increase in activity of the adrenal glands just before puberty |
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| alpha | The beginning of a series or sequence |
| dawn, morning | The earliest period |
| flying start, running start | A quick and auspicious beginning |
| kickoff, send-off, start-off | A start given to contestants |
| menarche | The first occurrence of menstruation in a woman |
| onset, oncoming | The beginning or early stages / stages |
| opener | The first event in a series |
| opening, opening night, curtain raising | The first performance (as of a theatrical production) |
| racing start | The start of a race |
| thelarche | The start of breast development in a woman at the beginning of puberty |
| Broader | beginning | The event consisting of the start of something |
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| Spanish | comienzo, inicio |
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| Catalan | començament, inici |
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| Verbs | start | take the first ... / first step or steps in carrying out an action |
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| start | set in motion, cause to start |
| start | bring into being |
| start | get off the ground |
| start | begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job |
| start | begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object |
| start | have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense |
| start | have a beginning characterized in some specified way |
English > start: 22 senses > noun 2, time| Meaning | The time at which something is supposed to begin. |
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| Example | "they got an early start" |
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| Synonyms | beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset |
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| Narrower | birth | The time when something begins (especially life) |
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| incipiency, incipience | Beginning to exist or to be apparent |
| terminus a quo, starting point | Earliest limiting point |
| threshold | The starting point for a new state or experience |
| Broader | point, point in time | An instant of time |
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| Opposite | end, ending | The point in time at which something ends |
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| middle | Time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period |
| Spanish | comienzo, inicio, principio, umbral |
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| Catalan | començament, inici, primeria, primer, principi |
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| Verbs | start | take the first ... / first step or steps in carrying out an action |
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| start | set in motion, cause to start |
| start | bring into being |
| start | get off the ground |
| start | begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job |
| start | have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense |
English > start: 22 senses > noun 5, act| Meaning | The act of starting something. |
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| Synonyms | beginning, commencement |
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| Instances | Creation | (theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence |
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| Narrower | activation | making active and effective (as a bomb) |
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| attack, tone-beginning | A decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase |
| constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation | The act of forming or establishing something |
| face-off | (ice hockey) the method of starting play |
| first step, initiative, opening move, opening | The first of a series of actions |
| groundbreaking, groundbreaking ceremony | The ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project |
| housing start | The act of starting to construct a house |
| icebreaker | A beginning that relaxes a tense or formal atmosphere |
| inauguration, startup | The act of starting a new operation or practice |
| initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration | The act of starting something for the first time |
| installation, installing, installment, instalment | The act of installing something (as equipment) |
| introduction, debut, first appearance, launching, unveiling, entry | The act of beginning something new |
| jump ball | (basketball) the way play begins or resumes when possession is disputed |
| kickoff | (football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score |
| resumption, recommencement | Beginning again |
| scrum, scrummage | (rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms |
| springboard, jumping-off point, point of departure | A beginning from which an enterprise / enterprise is launched |
| startup | The act of setting in operation |
| Broader | change of state | The act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics / characteristics |
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| Opposite | finish, finishing | The act of finishing |
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| Spanish | apertura, comienzo, incoación, iniciación, inicio, principio |
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| Catalan | començament, iniciació, inici, primeria, principi |
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| Verbs | start | take the first ... / first step or steps in carrying out an action |
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| start | set in motion, cause to start |
| start | play in the starting lineup |
| start | bring into being |
| start | get off the ground |
| start | begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job |
| start | begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object |
| start | have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense |
| start | have a beginning characterized in some specified way |
English > start: 22 senses > verb 1, change| Meaning | Take the first ... / first step or steps in carrying out an action. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s VERB-ing |
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| Model | They start moving; They start to move |
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| Example | "Who will start?" |
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| Synonyms | get down, begin, get, start out, set about, set out, commence |
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| Narrower | attack | set to work upon |
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| auspicate | commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck |
| break in | start in a certain activity, enterprise / enterprise, or role |
| come on | Occur or become available |
| embark, enter | Set out on (an enterprise or subject of study) |
| fall | Begin vigorously |
| get cracking, bestir oneself, get going, get moving, get weaving, get started, get rolling | start to be active |
| get to | arrive at the point of |
| jump off | set off quickly, usually with success |
| plunge, launch | Begin with vigor |
| recommence | Begin again |
| strike out | Set out on a course of action |
| Opposite | end, terminate | Bring to an end or halt |
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| Similar to | begin | Begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language |
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| Spanish | comenzar, empezar, estrenar, iniciar, originar, partir, principiar |
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| Catalan | començar, donar començament, estrenar, iniciar, originar, principiar |
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| Nouns | start | the act of starting something |
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| start | the beginning of anything |
| start | the time at which something is supposed to begin |
| starter | any new participant in some activity |
English > start: 22 senses > verb 2, change| Meaning | set in motion, cause to start. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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| Example | "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East" |
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| Synonyms | begin, lead off, commence |
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| Cause to | begin, start | Have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense |
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| Narrower | inaugurate, usher in, introduce | Be a precursor of |
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| jumpstart, jump-start | start or re-start vigorously |
| recommence | Cause to start anew |
| set off | set in motion or cause to begin |
| start, start up, embark on, commence | get off the ground |
| Opposite | end, terminate | Bring to an end or halt |
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| Similar to | begin | Have a beginning, of a temporal event |
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| Spanish | arrancar, comenzar, empezar, estrenar, iniciar, originar, partir, principiar |
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| Catalan | començar, donar començament, estrenar, iniciar, originar |
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| Nouns | start | the act of starting something |
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| start | the beginning of anything |
| start | the time at which something is supposed to begin |
English > start: 22 senses > verb 4, stative| Meaning | Have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Something ----s something |
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| Example | "Prices for these homes start at $250,000" |
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| Synonym | begin |
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| Caused by | begin, lead off, start, commence | set in motion, cause to start |
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| Narrower | break out | Begin suddenly and sometimes violently |
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| bud | start to grow or develop |
| dawn | Appear or develop |
| erupt, break out | start abruptly |
| originate | Begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc. |
| set in, kick in | Enter a particular state |
| Opposite | end, stop, finish, terminate, cease | Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense |
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| Similar to | begin, start | Have a beginning characterized in some specified way |
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| begin | Have a beginning, of a temporal event |
| Spanish | comenzar, empezar, estrenar, iniciar, partir, surgir |
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| Catalan | començar, estrenar, iniciar |
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| Nouns | start | the act of starting something |
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| start | the beginning of anything |
| start | the time at which something is supposed to begin |
English > start: 22 senses > verb 5, creation| Meaning | Bring into being. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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| Example | "Start a foundation" |
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| Synonyms | originate, initiate |
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| Narrower | go back, date back, date from | belong to an earlier time |
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| lead up, initiate | set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for |
| set | apply or start |
| Broader | make, create | make or cause to be or to become |
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| Spanish | comenzar, empezar, estrenar, incoar, iniciar, originar |
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| Catalan | començar, estrenar, incoar, iniciar, originar |
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| Nouns | start | the act of starting something |
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| start | the beginning of anything |
| start | the time at which something is supposed to begin |
| starter | any new participant in some activity |
English > start: 22 senses > verb 6, creation| Meaning | get off the ground. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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| Examples | - "Who started this company?"
- "I start my day with a good breakfast"
- "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"
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| Synonyms | start up, embark on, commence |
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| Narrower | inaugurate, kick off | commence officially |
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| open | Begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals / recitals / recitals / recitals / recitals, etc. |
| Broader | begin, lead off, start, commence | set in motion, cause to start |
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| Spanish | comenzar, embarcarse en, empezar, iniciar |
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| Catalan | començar, iniciar |
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| Nouns | start | the act of starting something |
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| start | the beginning of anything |
| start | the time at which something is supposed to begin |
English > start: 22 senses > verb 8, motion| Meaning | get going or set in motion. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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| Examples | - "We simply could not start the engine"
- "start up the computer"
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| Synonym | start up |
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| Cause to | start, go, get going | Begin or set in motion |
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| Narrower | crank, crank up | start by cranking |
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| hot-wire | start (a car engine) without a key by bypassing the ignition interlock |
| jumpstart, jump-start, jump | start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery |
| kick-start | start (a motorcycle) by means of a kick starter |
| restart, re-start | start an engine again, for example |
| Opposite | stop | Cause to stop |
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| Spanish | arrancar, comenzar, empezar, encender, estrenar, iniciar, originar, partir, poner en marcha |
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| Catalan | arrencar, engegar, estrenar, iniciar, originar, posar en marxa |
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