Past simple and past participle of start 2 To be among the entrants in a race or the initial participants in a game or contest. If a business or other…
Begin, commence, start, initiate, inaugurate, usher in mean to take the first step in a course, process, or operation The rabbit started from the bush Begin, start, and commence are often interchangeable
Start, opposed to stop, applies especially to first actions, steps, or stages. To begin or cause to begin (something or to do something) Come or cause to come into being, operation, etc Intr, sometimes foll by on) to make or cause to make a beginning of (a process, series of actions, etc)
They started on the project. Come or cause to come into.| meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples To (cause to) come into being, movement, or operation [no object] the trouble started when i couldn't get a job
It started as a joke, but we soon realized people were taking it seriously The world wide web started as a way for scientists and academics to share information. To appear or come suddenly into action, life, view, etc. Rise or issue suddenly forth
To spring, move, or dart suddenly from a position or place
