start
Translation
to begin, to commence, to set off, to initiate
Examples
Let's start the meeting now.
Let's start the meeting now.
He started the car's engine.
He started the car's engine.
We start for London at 8 am.
We start for London at 8 am.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to begin (sth.). Let's start the meeting.
((-ing)) to begin doing (sth.). It started raining.
((to-inf)) to begin to do (sth.). She started to feel unwell.
Similar Words
Synonyms: begin, commence; Antonyms: finish, end, stop
Etymology
From Old English 'styrtan' meaning 'to leap up, move suddenly'.
Memory Tips
Imagine the 'start' line of a race, where everything begins.