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verb (1)

ˈstärt

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as in to jump

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

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as in to establish

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

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as in to activate

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

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as in to begin

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

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as in to protrude

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

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as in to commence

to take the first step in (a process or course of action) we'll be ready to start the concert in a moment

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start

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noun

as in beginning

the point at which something begins knew from the start of the game that he would win easily

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starting

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adjective

as in initial

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starting

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verb (2)

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

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as in establishing

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

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as in activating

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

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as in commencing

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

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as in protruding

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

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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

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Verb

This may happen because the cancer spreads to a different part of the body and starts forming a new tumor. —

Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 29 July 2024 Now the Boomers are also starting to pass on and we Gen Xers are inheriting all the unwanted family secrets. —

Lori Gottlieb, The Atlantic, 29 July 2024

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While students may perceive that summer is here to stay, schools have tentative start dates on the calendar, and the 2024-2025 academic year is imminent. —

Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024 There were already indications in May that the typical U.S. midyear wave was off to an early start as a pair of new coronavirus subvariants — KP.2 and KP.1.1, collectively nicknamed FLiRT — started to make a splash, displacing the winter’s dominant strain, JN.1. —

Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for start

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“Start.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/start. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.

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