Meaning & Definition of Start in English

1. The beginning of anything

• "It was off to a good start"

2. The time at which something is supposed to begin

• "They got an early start"

• "She knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"

3. A turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)

• "He got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital"

• "His starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen"

4. A sudden involuntary movement

• "He awoke with a start"

5. The act of starting something

• "He was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"

6. A line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

7. A signal to begin (as in a race)

• "The starting signal was a green light"

• "The runners awaited the start"

8. The advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)

• "With an hour's start he will be hard to catch"

1. Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

• "We began working at dawn"

• "Who will start?"

• "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"

• "The first tourists began to arrive in cambodia"

• "He began early in the day"

• "Let's get down to work now"

2. Set in motion, cause to start

• "The u.s. started a war in the middle east"

• "The iraqis began hostilities"

• "Begin a new chapter in your life"

3. Leave

• "The family took off for florida"

4. Have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense

• "The dmz begins right over the hill"

• "The second movement begins after the allegro"

• "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"

5. Bring into being

• "He initiated a new program"

• "Start a foundation"

6. Get off the ground

• "Who started this company?"

• "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"

• "I start my day with a good breakfast"

• "We began the new semester"

• "The afternoon session begins at 4 pm"

• "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"

7. Move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

• "She startled when i walked into the room"

8. Get going or set in motion

• "We simply could not start the engine"

• "Start up the computer"

9. Begin or set in motion

• "I start at eight in the morning"

• "Ready, set, go!"

10. Begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job

• "Take up a position"

• "Start a new job"

11. Play in the starting lineup

12. Have a beginning characterized in some specified way

• "The novel begins with a murder"

• "My property begins with the three maple trees"

• "Her day begins with a workout"

• "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony"

13. Begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object

• "Begin a cigar"

• "She started the soup while it was still hot"

• "We started physics in 10th grade"

14. Bulge outward

• "His eyes popped"