start (/stɑːt/)

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🔊 /stɑːt/

Meaning

Meaning: begin

To begin doing something, or to make something begin.

Examples

🗣 We should start early tomorrow so that we can avoid the worst of the heat.

Etymology

From Old English ‘styrtan’ (to leap up), of Germanic origin.

How & Where It’s Used

One of the most common verbs; opposite of ‘finish’ or ‘stop’.

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Tags: action, time

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