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Word: Start
Speech Type: Verb
Old English styrtan ‘to caper, leap’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch storten ‘push’ and German stürzen ‘fall headlong, fling’. From the sense ‘sudden movement’ arose the sense ‘initiation of movement, setting out on a journey’ and hence ‘beginning of a process, etc.’
stɑːt
begin or be reckoned from a particular point in time or space
Short Definition:begin or be reckoned from particular point in time or space
Examples:- the season starts in September
- we ate before the film started
- below Roaring Springs the real desert starts
(of event or process) happen or come into being
Short Definition:cause to happen or begin
Examples:- the fire started in the building's upper floor
- Townsend's troubles started before the incident
jerk or give a small jump from surprise or alarm
Short Definition:jerk or give small jump from surprise or alarm
Examples:- ‘Oh my!’ she said, starting
Word: Start
Speech Type: Noun
stɑːt
the point in time or space at which something has its origin; the beginning
Short Definition:point in time or space at which something has its origin
Examples:- he takes over as chief executive at the start of next year
- the event was a shambles from start to finish
- his bicycle was found close to the start of a forest trail
a sudden movement of surprise or alarm
Short Definition:sudden movement of surprise or alarm
Examples:- she awoke with a start
- the woman gave a nervous start
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